Patrick County, VA Population

Overview

17,661

Total Population

50.4

Median age

49.80%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

582

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Patrick County is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Patrick County's population under 18 was 17.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Patrick County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Patrick County, 14.44% were under the age of 15, 13.26% aged 15 to 29, 45.89% aged 30 to 64, 23.71% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 less females than males in Patrick County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.80% females and 50.20% males in Patrick County, VA.
The Patrick County, VA gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 831.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 751.

Patrick County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Patrick County population: 91.45% are White, 5.70% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 0.95% are some other race and 1.22% are multiracial.
Patrick County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 582 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,079 (96.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Patrick County is White with a population of 16,151 (91.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,428 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Patrick County's population decreased by 954 (4.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Patrick County's population decreased by 891 (4.82%), 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, Patrick County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 17,583.