Henrico County, VA Population

Overview

331,924

Total Population

39.2

Median age

52.31%

Female population %

91.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

52.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19,839

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Henrico County is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Henrico County's population under 18 was 22.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Henrico County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Henrico County, 18.73% were under the age of 15, 18.57% aged 15 to 29, 47.18% aged 30 to 64, 13.43% aged 65 to 84, and 2.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15,332 more females than males in Henrico County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.31% females and 47.69% males in Henrico County, VA.
The Henrico County, VA gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 11,735.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 12,468.

Henrico County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Henrico County population: 53.63% are White, 29.59% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.24% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.75% are some other race and 4.58% are multiracial.
Henrico County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 19,839 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 312,085 (94.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Henrico County is White with a population of 178,02 (53.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 334,344 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Henrico County's population increased by 42,923 (16.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Henrico County's population increased by 27,143 (8.84%), 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, Henrico County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 264,278.