Capron, VA Population

Overview

129

Total Population

60.1

Median age

51.94%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

92.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Capron is 60.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Capron's population under 18 was 18.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Capron's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Capron, 13.95% were under the age of 15, 10.08% aged 15 to 29, 41.86% aged 30 to 64, 27.13% aged 65 to 84, and 6.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Capron:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.94% females and 48.06% males in Capron, VA.
The Capron, VA gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 10.

Capron's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Capron population: 79.84% are White, 6.98% are Black or African American and 13.18% are multiracial.
Capron's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 129 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Capron is White with a population of 103 (79.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 489 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Capron's population decreased by 12 (6.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Capron's population decreased by 25 (15.24%), 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, Capron's population was lowest in year 2022 at 138.