Chase City, VA Population

Overview

2,478

Total Population

43.9

Median age

55.21%

Female population %

81.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chase City is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chase City's population under 18 was 21.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chase City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chase City, 18.36% were under the age of 15, 15.05% aged 15 to 29, 41.40% aged 30 to 64, 21.31% aged 65 to 84, and 3.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 258 more females than males in Chase City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.21% females and 44.79% males in Chase City, VA.
The Chase City, VA gender ratio is 81.1:100 i.e. 81.1 men to 100 women (0.811).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 121.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 175.

Chase City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chase City population: 48.67% are White, 45.56% are Black or African American, 3.23% are some other race and 2.54% are multiracial.
Chase City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,398 (96.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chase City is White with a population of 1,206 (48.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,463 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Chase City's population decreased by 121 (4.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chase City's population decreased by 293 (12.51%), 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, Chase City's population was lowest in year 2021 at 2,044.