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The South > Virginia > People

VIRGINIAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 56 [44th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 52% [32nd of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 24.1 [47th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 130.7 [13th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 1.5 [27th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 85.6 [41st of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,006
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 43% [5th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 57% [25th of 28]
Demonym (name of state resident) Virginian
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 103,000 [12th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 1.361 per 100 people [19th of 43]
Median Age 36.9 [26th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 62.9 % [22nd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 14.2 % [4th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 41.1% [5th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 12.8% [36th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 35.8% [34th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 8.4% [33rd of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 39.9 % [38th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 22.9 % [15th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 21.2 % [41st of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 35.6 % [11th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 11.4 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 6.9 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 38.8 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 11.1 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1 % [45th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.2 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 4.5 % [9th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 19.3 % [10th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 9.5 % [17th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0.1 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 1.6 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1.6 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1.4 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 72.6 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 68.7 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 15.8 % [22nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 12.4 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 3.4 % [14th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 12.8 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 5.4 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 5.5 % [22nd of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 11.3% [43rd of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 55.7 % [36th of 51]
Percent of total population 2.52% [12th of 56]
Population 7,567,465 [12th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 488,435 [7th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 6.9% [11th of 52]
Population density 178.8 [14th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 69.03 humans/km² [15th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 178.8 humans/sq. mi [15th of 51]
Puerto Rican population > % Population in US > 1980 0.5% [14th of 15]
Puerto Rican population > 1980 10,227 [15th of 15]
Religion > No religion > Percent 12% [35th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 2 [32nd of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 1,059,445 [21st of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 14 [38th of 48]
Sex Ratio 95.4 [29th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 412,416 [16th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 370,189 [9th of 51]
Total Black Population 1,383,860 [11th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 18.287 per 100 people [10th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 454,295 [16th of 51]
Total Native Americans 11,777 [33rd of 51]
Total Two or More Races 77,255 [19th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 1.7% [16th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 1.3% [21st of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 403,000 [16th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.533 per 10 people [25th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 234,000 [21st of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.309 per 10 people [26th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 61 [11th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: Puerto Rican migration to New York; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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