Lancaster County, VA Population

Overview

10,916

Total Population

57.1

Median age

52.42%

Female population %

90.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

93.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

104

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lancaster County is 57.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lancaster County's population under 18 was 15.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lancaster County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lancaster County, 12.67% were under the age of 15, 12.96% aged 15 to 29, 38.67% aged 30 to 64, 30.17% aged 65 to 84, and 5.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 528 more females than males in Lancaster County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.42% females and 47.58% males in Lancaster County, VA.
The Lancaster County, VA gender ratio is 90.8:100 i.e. 90.8 men to 100 women (0.908).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 549.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 664.

Lancaster County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lancaster County population: 67.31% are White, 29.25% are Black or African American, 0.90% are Asian, 0.51% are some other race and 2.02% are multiracial.
Lancaster County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 104 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,812 (99.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lancaster County is White with a population of 7,348 (67.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,551 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lancaster County's population decreased by 189 (1.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lancaster County's population decreased by 465 (4.09%), 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, Lancaster County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,619.