Grayson County, VA Population

Overview

15,418

Total Population

48.4

Median age

48.79%

Female population %

105:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

572

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Grayson County is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Grayson County's population under 18 was 16.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Grayson County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Grayson County, 13.62% were under the age of 15, 16.59% aged 15 to 29, 45.10% aged 30 to 64, 22.73% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 374 less females than males in Grayson County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.79% females and 51.21% males in Grayson County, VA.
The Grayson County, VA gender ratio is 105:100 i.e. 105 men to 100 women (1.050).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 666.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 765.

Grayson County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Grayson County population: 92.18% are White, 4.93% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.79% are Asian, 0.32% are some other race and 0.73% are multiracial.
Grayson County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 572 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,846 (96.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Grayson County is White with a population of 14,212 (92.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,776 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Grayson County's population decreased by 1,276 (7.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Grayson County's population decreased by 222 (1.43%), 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, Grayson County's population was lowest in year 2013 at 15,131.