Cheriton, VA Population

Overview

561

Total Population

58.3

Median age

62.75%

Female population %

59.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

97.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cheriton is 58.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cheriton's population under 18 was 10.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cheriton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cheriton, 9.27% were under the age of 15, 9.80% aged 15 to 29, 40.82% aged 30 to 64, 21.57% aged 65 to 84, and 18.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 143 more females than males in Cheriton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.75% females and 37.25% males in Cheriton, VA.
The Cheriton, VA gender ratio is 59.4:100 i.e. 59.4 men to 100 women (0.594).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 96.

Cheriton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cheriton population: 45.28% are White, 38.15% are Black or African American, 0.89% are some other race and 15.69% are multiracial.
Cheriton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 509 (90.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cheriton is White with a population of 254 (45.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 497 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cheriton's population decreased by 11 (2.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cheriton's population decreased by 5 (1.03%), 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, Cheriton's population was lowest in year 2019 at 451.