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Rebecca S. Carter,
Economic Developer
P.O. Box 252
13360 W. James Anderson Hwy
Buckingham, Virginia 23921
U.S.A.
434.969.4242
Email bcty@moonstar.com

| Demographics |

In the April 2000 official United States Census, there were 15,623 people living in Buckingham County. Since the last census, the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service estimated the following:

Population, 2001: 15,600
Population, 2002: 15,700
Population, 2003: 15,900
Population, 2004: 16,100
Population, 2005: 16,200
(Information courtesy the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service)

According to the County Comprehensive Plan, in 2010 the population is projected to be 18,177 and in 2020 the population is a projected 21,514.

General Demographic Statistics (Buckingham County)


Subject

Number
 

Percent
 

 

 

 

Total population

15,623

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

8,574

54.9

Female

7,049

45.1

 

 

 

Under 5 years

775

5.0

5 to 9 years

929

5.9

10 to 14 years

1,165

7.5

15 to 19 years

935

6.0

20 to 24 years

863

5.5

25 to 34 years

2,242

14.4

35 to 44 years

2,748

17.6

45 to 54 years

2,276

14.6

55 to 59 years

820

5.2

60 to 64 years

752

4.8

65 to 74 years

1,159

7.4

75 to 84 years

726

4.6

85 years and over

233

1.5

 

 

 

Median age (years)

38.2

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

12,124

77.6

Male

6,772

43.3

Female

5,352

34.3

21 years and over

11,621

74.4

62 years and over

2,559

16.4

65 years and over

2,118

13.6

Male

958

6.1

Female

1,160

7.4

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

15,454

98.9

White

9,235

59.1

Black or African American

6,102

39.1

American Indian and Alaska Native

32

0.2

Asian

27

0.2

Asian Indian

9

0.1

Chinese

3

0.0

Filipino

0

0.0

Japanese

2

0.0

Korean

2

0.0

Vietnamese

0

0.0

Other Asian 1

11

0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1

0.0

Native Hawaiian

1

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0

0.0

Samoan

0

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0

0.0

Some other race

57

0.4

Two or more races

169

1.1

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

9,369

60.0

Black or African American

6,188

39.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

128

0.8

Asian

39

0.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3

0.0

Some other race

88

0.6

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

15,623

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

126

0.8

Mexican

60

0.4

Puerto Rican

12

0.1

Cuban

6

0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

48

0.3

Not Hispanic or Latino

15,497

99.2

White alone

9,184

58.8

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

15,623

100.0

In households

13,424

85.9

Householder

5,324

34.1

Spouse

2,718

17.4

Child

3,857

24.7

Own child under 18 years

2,881

18.4

Other relatives

926

5.9

Under 18 years

439

2.8

Nonrelatives

599

3.8

Unmarried partner

315

2.0

In group quarters

2,199

14.1

Institutionalized population

2,163

13.8

Noninstitutionalized population

36

0.2

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

5,324

100.0

Family households (families)

3,760

70.6

With own children under 18 years

1,618

30.4

Married-couple family

2,718

51.1

With own children under 18 years

1,058

19.9

Female householder, no husband present

758

14.2

With own children under 18 years

427

8.0

Nonfamily households

1,564

29.4

Householder living alone

1,336

25.1

Householder 65 years and over

605

11.4

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

1,866

35.0

Households with individuals 65 years and over

1,559

29.3

 

 

 

Average household size

2.52

(X)

Average family size

2.99

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

6,290

100.0

Occupied housing units

5,324

84.6

Vacant housing units

966

15.4

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

279

4.4

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

1.8

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

5.0

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

5,324

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

4,144

77.8

Renter-occupied housing units

1,180

22.2

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.55

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.43

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

Source of information: U.S. Census Bureau

 

 

 

   
   


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