Tazewell County, VA Population

Overview

40,615

Total Population

45.1

Median age

50.35%

Female population %

98.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

447

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tazewell County is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tazewell County's population under 18 was 19.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tazewell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tazewell County, 15.97% were under the age of 15, 16.69% aged 15 to 29, 44.93% aged 30 to 64, 20.15% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 285 more females than males in Tazewell County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.35% females and 49.65% males in Tazewell County, VA.
The Tazewell County, VA gender ratio is 98.6:100 i.e. 98.6 men to 100 women (0.986).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,674.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,616.

Tazewell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tazewell County population: 93.75% are White, 3.76% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.36% are some other race and 1.25% are multiracial.
Tazewell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 447 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 40,168 (98.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tazewell County is White with a population of 38,077 (93.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 45,154 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Tazewell County's population increased by 695 (1.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tazewell County's population decreased by 4,713 (10.45%), 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, Tazewell County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 39,821.