Virginia Profile and Statistics

Virginia Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Virginia had 2909223 total households with the average home having 2.54 residents and the average family coming in at 3.1.

Of those homes reported, 31% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.9% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 58369 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 207034 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Virginia, 793402 people live alone, and of that, 243688 are 65 and over.

There were 994348 (34.2%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 626420 (21.5%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Virginia

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 7393109, 39.4 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.9 are spouses. There are 2166745 children, and 450226 comprise “other relatives.” 393536 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 134205 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Virginia Census Marital Status data

In Virginia, there are 2975438 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 975683 have never married; 1610502 are currently still married, but have separated. 72838 are legally separated, 245494 are divorced and 70921 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (3156076), 26.8% never married, 49.8% are married but separated while 3% are legally still separated. 10.9% are divorced and 9.6% are widowed.

Virginia Fertility Rates and VA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Virginia (VA): In the 2007 report, 103727 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Virginia (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 30025 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 31 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 52 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 24 babies, while there were 98 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 24.

Virginia Grandparents Statistics

There are 144270 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 57935 (40.2%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 65.8% are the grandmothers and 67.3% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 13202 have done it for less than a year; 12587 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 9105 handling things 3 or 4 years and 23041 doing the job 5 or more years.

Virginia School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (VA)

In Virginia, 1998510 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 125026 (6.3%) are in nursery or preschool; 99911 (5%) are in kindergarten, while 791774 (39.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 418449 (20.9%) are slogging through High School, while 563350 (28.2%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 27.1% (1370753); 19.6% (988198) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (5053592), 284360 (5.6%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 458466 (9.1%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1370753 (27.1%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 944351 (18.7%) have some college experience but no degree; 333953 (6.6%) reached an Associate’s degree; 988198 (19.6%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 673511 (13.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Virginia is 5705151. Of that, 765419 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 6905221 (100%) – of that, 947366 (13.7%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1098369), 67320 (6.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (4959095), 543337 (11%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (847757), 336709 (39.7%) have a disability.

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