Brookneal, VA Population

Overview

1,064

Total Population

47.5

Median age

53.85%

Female population %

85.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brookneal is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brookneal's population under 18 was 18.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brookneal's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brookneal, 15.32% were under the age of 15, 18.33% aged 15 to 29, 45.86% aged 30 to 64, 17.76% aged 65 to 84, and 2.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Brookneal:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.85% females and 46.15% males in Brookneal, VA.
The Brookneal, VA gender ratio is 85.7:100 i.e. 85.7 men to 100 women (0.857).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 98.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 70.

Brookneal's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Brookneal population: 59.49% are White, 33.46% are Black or African American and 7.05% are multiracial.
Brookneal's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,06 (99.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brookneal is White with a population of 633 (59.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,259 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Brookneal's population decreased by 146 (11.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brookneal's population decreased by 23 (2.07%), 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, Brookneal's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,077.