Charles City County, Virginia Population 2024

6,652

Charles City County, Virginia's estimated 2024 population is 6,652 with a growth rate of 0.64% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Charles City County, Virginia is the 125th largest county in Virginia. The 2010 population was 7,255 and has seen a growth of -8.31% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20296,862420.62%
20286,820420.62%
20276,778420.62%
20266,736420.63%
20256,694420.63%
20246,652420.64%
20236,610420.64%
20226,568-40-0.61%
20216,608-138-2.05%
20206,746-223-3.2%
20196,969-14-0.2%
20186,983-41-0.58%
20177,024-2-0.03%
20167,026-17-0.24%
20157,043680.97%
20146,975-93-1.32%
20137,068-55-0.77%
20127,123-77-1.07%
20117,200-55-0.76%
20107,25500%
19906,282-410-6.13%
19806,6925348.67%
19706,15866612.13%
19605,49281617.45%
19504,6764019.38%
19404,275-606-12.42%
19304,881881.84%
19204,793-460-8.76%
19105,2532134.23%
19005,040-26-0.51%
18905,066-446-8.09%
18805,51253710.79%
18704,975-634-11.3%
18605,6094097.87%
18505,2004268.92%
18404,774-726-13.2%
18305,5002454.66%
18205,255691.33%
18105,186-179-3.34%
18005,365-223-3.99%
17905,588-1,274-18.57%
2024 Growth Rate
0.64% (42)
County Website
Charles City County
County Seat
Charles City
2020 Population
6,746
Area
183 mi²
Density
36 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-1.39% (-94)
Founded
1619

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White2,99844.35%
Black or African American2,96843.91%
Native American3865.71%
Two or more races3575.28%
Other race380.56%
Asian130.19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Black or African American

Native American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Charles City County, Virginia Population by Race

Charles City County, Virginia Population Pyramid 2024

Charles City County, Virginia Median Age

52

Total

50.3

Male

53.2

Female

Charles City County, Virginia Adults

There are 5,755 adults, (1,731 of whom are seniors) in Charles City County, Virginia.

Charles City County, Virginia Age Dependency

68

Age Dependency Ratio

43

Old Age Dependency Ratio

25

Child Dependency Ratio

Charles City County, Virginia Sex Ratio

Female3,39850.27%
Male3,36249.73%

Charles City County, Virginia Population by Age

Charles City County, Virginia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All2,9052.3384.615.4
Married1,2372.8391.68.4
Non Family1,1601.1582.817.2
Female3783.8969.630.4
Male1303.5278.521.5

3

Average Family Size

2.33

Average Household Size

84.6%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Charles City County, Virginia Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade61711.59%
Associates Degree4147.78%
Bachelors Degree62811.8%
Graduate Degree2344.4%
High School Graduate2,13240.05%
Less Than 9th Grade1863.49%
Some College1,11220.89%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Charles City County, Virginia Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Charles City County, Virginia Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White2,3592,066501
Black2,3341,899263
Native American32329050
2+ Races23121132
Hispanic1151005
Other Race36297
Asian13139

The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 69.23%.

Charles City County, Virginia Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$56,101$45,313$57,083
Graduate Degree$56,083$58,750$55,583
High School Graduate$46,277$54,665$38,712
Less Than 9th Grade$40,455$46,250$36,500
Overall$46,629$52,461$43,173
Some College$44,063$47,750$38,194

$46,629

Average Earnings

$52,461

Average Male

$43,173

Average Female

Charles City County, Virginia Earnings by Educational Attainment

Charles City County, Virginia Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Charles City County, Virginia Language

97.86% of Charles City County, Virginia residents speak only English, while 2.14% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 1.31% of the population.

Charles City County, Virginia Language

Charles City County, Virginia Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Black2,92842614.55%
White2,94436912.53%
Multiple357215.88%
Native386133.37%
Hispanic146106.85%
Other38410.53%
Asian13323.08%

12.47%

Overall Poverty Rate

12.88%

Male Poverty Rate

12.06%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Charles City County, Virginia

The race most likely to be in poverty in Charles City County, Virginia is Asian, with 23.08% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Charles City County, Virginia is Native, with 3.37% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.64%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.4%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 19.81%.

Charles City County, Virginia Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade23.66%
High School11.44%
Some College7.54%
Bachelors or Greater4.29%

Charles City County, Virginia Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed41.67%
Female Unemployed29.41%
Male Employed7.09%
Female Employed4.09%

Charles City County, Virginia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Charles City County, Virginia Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$88,210$105,225
Households$65,573$85,855
Married Families$95,363$-999,999,999
Non Families$42,500$52,423

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Charles City County, Virginia Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

44.6%

Overall Marriage Rate

47.6%

Male Marriage Rate

41.8%

Female Marriage Rate

Charles City County, Virginia Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Charles City County, Virginia Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Charles City County, Virginia Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Charles City County, Virginia Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

590

Number of Veterans

516

Male Veterans

74

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam285
Second Gulf War98
First Gulf War85
Korea9
World War II0

Charles City County, Virginia Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74216
75+129
55 to 64118
35 to 5488
18 to 3439

Charles City County, Virginia Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White37914.93%
Black1776.97%
Native American215.93%
2+ Races135%
Hispanic1110%

Charles City County, Virginia Veterans by Race

Charles City County, Virginia Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

13.39%

Veteran Poverty Rate

30%

Veteran Disability Rate

Charles City County, Virginia Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

58.2%

Labor Force Participation

55.5%

Employment Rate

4.1%

Unemployment Rate

Charles City County, Virginia Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Charles City County, Virginia Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Charles City County, Virginia Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

78.86%

Born in Charles City County, Virginia

98.15%

Native Born

1.85%

Foreign Born

0.98%

Non Citizen

0.87%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

98.15% of Charles City County, Virginia residents were born in the United States, with 78.86% having been born in Virginia. 0.98% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Charles City County, Virginia Place of Birth

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