Virginia, which is holding Republican and Democratic primaries on Feb. 12, had a 2007 population of 7.7 million. About 63 percent of Virginia’s voting-age citizens cast a ballot in the 2004 general election, which is not statistically different from the national rate of 64 percent. Virginia’s population includes a higher percentage of blacks and a lower percentage of Hispanics than the nation as a whole, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics.
These and other statistics about Virginia’s population on topics ranging from language spoken to commute times can be found in the American FactFinder section of the Census Bureau Web site <http://factfinder.census.gov/>. More information about the nation’s voting record can be found in Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 at <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html>.
Highlights include the following:
| Selected Characteristics | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.9 | 36.4 |
| Women | 50.8% | 50.7% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino | 67.7% | 66.4% |
| Black alone | 19.9% | 12.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.3% | 14.8% |
| Median household income | $56,277 | $48,451 |
| Foreign born | 10.1% | 12.5% |
| Persons below poverty | 9.6% | 13.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (age 25+) | 32.7% | 27.0% |
| Median home value | $244,200 | $185,200 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Total Population Estimates (2007), State Population Estimates by Characteristics (2006), American Community Survey (2006).
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