Albemarle County, VA Population

Overview

111,438

Total Population

39.3

Median age

52.09%

Female population %

92:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,537

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Albemarle County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Albemarle County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Albemarle County's population under 18 was 20.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Albemarle County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Albemarle County, 16.60% were under the age of 15, 21.63% aged 15 to 29, 43.06% aged 30 to 64, 16.54% aged 65 to 84, and 2.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,668 more females than males in Albemarle County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.09% females and 47.91% males in Albemarle County, VA.
The Albemarle County, VA gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 4,816.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 5,258.

Albemarle County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Albemarle County population: 79.93% are White, 8.75% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.57% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.12% are some other race and 4.25% are multiracial.
Albemarle County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6,537 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 104,901 (94.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Albemarle County is White with a population of 89,074 (79.93% of the total population).

Albemarle County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 114,534 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Albemarle County's population increased by 15,736 (18.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Albemarle County's population increased by 13,306 (13.41%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Albemarle County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 83,460.