Surry County, VA Population

Overview

6,563

Total Population

50.4

Median age

50.68%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

179

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Surry County is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Surry County's population under 18 was 17.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Surry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Surry County, 14.48% were under the age of 15, 14.87% aged 15 to 29, 47.87% aged 30 to 64, 20.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 89 more females than males in Surry County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.68% females and 49.32% males in Surry County, VA.
The Surry County, VA gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 342.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 332.

Surry County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Surry County population: 55.74% are White, 43.21% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian and 0.91% are multiracial.
Surry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 179 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,384 (97.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Surry County is White with a population of 3,658 (55.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,125 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Surry County's population increased by 210 (3.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Surry County's population decreased by 494 (7.01%), 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, Surry County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,407.