Chincoteague, VA Population

Overview

3,285

Total Population

58.5

Median age

49.35%

Female population %

102.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

96.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

85

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chincoteague is 58.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chincoteague's population under 18 was 14.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chincoteague's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chincoteague, 9.62% were under the age of 15, 12.82% aged 15 to 29, 38.14% aged 30 to 64, 37.14% aged 65 to 84, and 2.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43 less females than males in Chincoteague:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.35% females and 50.65% males in Chincoteague, VA.
The Chincoteague, VA gender ratio is 102.7:100 i.e. 102.7 men to 100 women (1.027).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 237.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 208.

Chincoteague's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chincoteague population: 95.22% are White and 4.78% are multiracial.
Chincoteague's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 85 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,2 (97.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chincoteague is White with a population of 3,128 (95.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,357 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Chincoteague's population decreased by 1,387 (32.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chincoteague's population increased by 398 (13.55%), 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, Chincoteague's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,877.