Rural Retreat, VA Population

Overview

1,518

Total Population

43.8

Median age

55.73%

Female population %

79.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

57.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Rural Retreat's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Rural Retreat is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rural Retreat's population under 18 was 20.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rural Retreat's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rural Retreat, 14.69% were under the age of 15, 17.19% aged 15 to 29, 46.31% aged 30 to 64, 19.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 174 more females than males in Rural Retreat:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.73% females and 44.27% males in Rural Retreat, VA.
The Rural Retreat, VA gender ratio is 79.4:100 i.e. 79.4 men to 100 women (0.794).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 96.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 96.

Rural Retreat's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rural Retreat population: 97.56% are White and 2.44% are multiracial.
Rural Retreat's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,505 (99.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rural Retreat is White with a population of 1,481 (97.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,543 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Rural Retreat's population increased by 104 (7.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rural Retreat's population increased by 61 (4.12%), 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, Rural Retreat's population was lowest in year 2004 at 1,359.