Cape Charles, VA Population

Overview

1,134

Total Population

56.5

Median age

58.20%

Female population %

71.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

90.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

54

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cape Charles is 56.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cape Charles's population under 18 was 15.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cape Charles's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cape Charles, 11.29% were under the age of 15, 15.61% aged 15 to 29, 36.77% aged 30 to 64, 33.86% aged 65 to 84, and 2.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 186 more females than males in Cape Charles:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.20% females and 41.80% males in Cape Charles, VA.
The Cape Charles, VA gender ratio is 71.8:100 i.e. 71.8 men to 100 women (0.718).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 95.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 76.

Cape Charles's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cape Charles population: 82.10% are White, 13.67% are Black or African American, 0.88% are Asian, 0.18% are some other race and 3.17% are multiracial.
Cape Charles's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 54 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,08 (95.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cape Charles is White with a population of 931 (82.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,468 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Cape Charles's population decreased by 113 (10.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cape Charles's population increased by 168 (16.62%), 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, Cape Charles's population was lowest in year 2013 at 976.