Drakes Branch, VA Population

Overview

580

Total Population

49.1

Median age

57.24%

Female population %

74.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

69.1

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

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

The median age in Drakes Branch is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Drakes Branch's population under 18 was 25.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Drakes Branch's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Drakes Branch, 17.76% were under the age of 15, 20.86% aged 15 to 29, 38.28% aged 30 to 64, 20.17% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 more females than males in Drakes Branch:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.24% females and 42.76% males in Drakes Branch, VA.
The Drakes Branch, VA gender ratio is 74.7:100 i.e. 74.7 men to 100 women (0.747).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 37.

Drakes Branch's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Drakes Branch population: 63.28% are White, 32.93% are Black or African American, 0.34% are some other race and 3.45% are multiracial.
Drakes Branch'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 58 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Drakes Branch is White with a population of 367 (63.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 530 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Drakes Branch's population increased by 4 (0.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Drakes Branch's population increased by 3 (0.57%), 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, Drakes Branch's population was lowest in year 2009 at 482.