Caroline County, VA Population

Overview

30,861

Total Population

39.5

Median age

50.48%

Female population %

98.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,69

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Caroline County is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Caroline County's population under 18 was 22.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Caroline County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Caroline County, 18.94% were under the age of 15, 18.40% aged 15 to 29, 46.59% aged 30 to 64, 15.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 297 more females than males in Caroline County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.48% females and 49.52% males in Caroline County, VA.
The Caroline County, VA gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,379.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,163.

Caroline County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Caroline County population: 65.06% are White, 25.53% are Black or African American, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.03% are Asian, 3.46% are some other race and 4.54% are multiracial.
Caroline County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,69 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 29,171 (94.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Caroline County is White with a population of 20,078 (65.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 31,957 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Caroline County's population increased by 6,514 (29.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Caroline County's population increased by 2,293 (8.01%), 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, Caroline County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 22,117.