Alleghany County, VA Population

Overview

15,266

Total Population

48.0

Median age

50.50%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

24

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Alleghany County is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alleghany County's population under 18 was 19.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alleghany County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alleghany County, 15.48% were under the age of 15, 16.61% aged 15 to 29, 43.84% aged 30 to 64, 20.82% aged 65 to 84, and 3.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 154 more females than males in Alleghany County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.50% females and 49.50% males in Alleghany County, VA.
The Alleghany County, VA gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 671.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 656.

Alleghany County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alleghany County population: 92.75% are White, 5.55% are Black or African American, 0.03% are Asian, 0.28% are some other race and 1.40% are multiracial.
Alleghany County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,026 (98.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alleghany County is White with a population of 14,159 (92.75% of the total population).

Alleghany County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 17,197 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alleghany County's population decreased by 994 (5.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alleghany County's population decreased by 1,017 (6.28%), 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, Alleghany County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 14,835.