Giles County, VA Population

Overview

16,764

Total Population

45.1

Median age

50.96%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

307

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Giles County is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Giles County's population under 18 was 20.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Giles County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Giles County, 16.62% were under the age of 15, 16.52% aged 15 to 29, 45.66% aged 30 to 64, 18.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 322 more females than males in Giles County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in Giles County, VA.
The Giles County, VA gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 788.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 671.

Giles County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Giles County population: 95.72% are White, 1.88% are Black or African American, 0.02% are Asian, 0.35% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 2.03% are multiracial.
Giles County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 307 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,457 (98.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Giles County is White with a population of 16,046 (95.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,449 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Giles County's population increased by 602 (3.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Giles County's population decreased by 532 (3.07%), 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, Giles County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,453.