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Caroline County, VA


Designated Market Area: Richmond-Petersburg, VA
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 31,957   ( 3,412 from 2010 , 1,071 from 2020)
Land area: 527.4 square miles
Population density: 60.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:19,937 62.39% 9.9%
Black:8,20025.66% 1.2%
Indian:1900.59% 0.5%
Asian:3501.10% 86.2%
2+ races:1,0543.30% 46.8%
Hispanic:2,2266.97% 132.1%
Total non-White:12,02037.61% 15.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:782 12.7
Deaths:79412.9
Net Migration: 1,04216.9
Net Immigration: 320.5
Change in White population:1,792 6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:1,620 5.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
28,545
18,14563.57%
8,29729.07%
1890.66%
1880.66%
7182.52%
9593.36%
10,40036.43%

2000
22,121
13,71061.98%
7,56234.18%
1680.76%
820.37%
2711.23%
2951.33%
8,41138.02%

1990
19,217
11,59560.34%
7,26737.82%
2561.33%
290.15%
n/a
700.36%
7,62239.66%

1980
17,904
9,89955.29%
7,63442.64%
1590.89%
230.13%
n/a
1770.99%
8,00544.71%

1970
13,925
6,67047.90%
6,97450.08%
1711.23%
90.06%
n/a
950.68%
7,255 52.10%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,133 14.2
2,1469.7
4,76621.5
1140.5
4,435 20.0
1,989 9.0
1990's
NumberRate
3,047 15.9
1,8429.6
1,6808.7
780.4
2,115 11.0
789 4.1
1980's
NumberRate
2,802 15.7
1,641 9.2
259 1.4
n/a
1,696 9.5
-383 -2.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,738 19.7
n/a
3,229 23.2
750 5.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Caroline County, VA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.2
7,069 22.1%
24,888 77.9%
5,114 16.0%
11,387
2.61
8,038 70.6%
5,860 72.9%
772 9.6%
3,349 29.4%

2010
NumberPercent
38.9
6,844 24.0%
21,701 76.0%
3,744 13.1%
10,456
2.68
7,587 72.6%
5,487 72.3%
661 8.7%
2,869 27.4%

2000
NumberPercent
37.8
5,469 24.7%
16,652 75.3%
2,891 13.1%
8,025
2.68
6,061 75.5%
4,623 76.3%
488 8.1%
1,964 24.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
5,067 26.4%
14,150 73.6%
2,272 11.8%
6,588
2.87
5,177 78.6%
4,106 79.3%
423 8.2%
1,411 21.4%

1980
NumberPercent
29.1
5,567 31.1%
12,337 68.9%
1,751 9.8%
5,696
3.10
4,619 81.1%
3,658 79.2%
388 8.4%
1,077 18.9%

2022 Housing Data for Caroline County, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,511 
Median Value$253,300 
Occupied11,38791.0%
Vacant1,1249.0%
Owned9,30381.7%
Rented2,08418.3%
Median Rent$1,212 
Single-Family Units11,23189.8%
    Detached10,52084.1%
    Attached7115.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units1261.0%
Mobile Homes1,0018.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Caroline County, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004453.9%
$10,000 to $14,9992161.9%
$15,000 to $19,9993132.7%
$20,000 to $24,9993022.7%
$25,000 to $29,9993302.9%
$30,000 to $34,9993403.0%
$35,000 to $39,9995244.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996335.6%
$45,000 to $49,9993122.7%
$50,000 to $59,9998057.1%
$60,000 to $74,9999007.9%
$75,000 to $99,9991,61114.1%
$100,000 to $124,9991,69414.9%
$125,000 to $149,9998407.4%
$150,000 to $199,9991,19010.5%
$200,000 or more9328.2%
Median Household Income83,562 
Per Capita Income38,432 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.88 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5374.7%
Public Assistance1461.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,22610.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed13,58574.1%
Unemployed5773.1%
In Armed Forces6733.7%
Total Labor Force14,83580.9%
Not in Labor Force3,50819.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,8774,85250.1%
Non-Profit40453643.0%
Self-Employed41232955.6%
Local Government62083242.7%
State Government34653739.2%
Federal Government90850164.4%
Total Private + Self5,2895,18150.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,2782,40648.6%
Total7,5677,58749.9%
Pct. Govt.24.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,29915.2%
Sales and Office Occupations3,45422.8%
Professional, Technical3,26521.5%
Service Occupations2,16814.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing50.0%
All others3,98526.3%
White Collar 59.4%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade2,04613.5%
Educational services1,59710.5%
Health care and social assistance1,56910.3%
Public administration1,4689.7%
Construction1,1167.4%
Professional, scientific, technical1,0907.2%
Accommodation and food services1,0166.7%
Finance and insurance9146.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7314.8%
Transportation and warehousing6984.6%
Manufacturing6694.4%
Other services6304.2%
Utilities5063.3%
Wholesale trade4953.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2031.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1521.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1200.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting760.5%
Information710.5%
Management40.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Caroline County, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4041.30%
Puerto Rican1640.53%
Cuban2060.66%
Dominican990.32%
Total Central American4591.47%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1350.43%
Honduran1900.61%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1340.43%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American650.21%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian70.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian270.09%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan310.10%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4441.42%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1410.45%
Indian830.27%
Korean480.15%
Vietnamese60.02%
Japanese60.02%
Thai60.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English27,55493.9%
Spanish1,3334.5%
Other Indo-European1000.3%
Other Asian680.2%
German, other Germanic650.2%
Tagalog630.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun600.2%
Korean480.2%
Other280.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English3,64611.7%
German3,40210.9%
Irish3,23410.4%
American2,0516.6%
Italian1,1363.6%
French9233.0%
Scottish5551.8%
British4941.6%
European3761.2%
Czech3721.2%
Polish3271.0%
Dutch2310.7%
Scotch-Irish2200.7%
French Canadian2190.7%
Hungarian2000.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen30,56598.0%
Not a citizen6162.0%
Native29,97096.1%
Foreign-born1,2113.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Caroline County, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
591 2.7%1,699 7.9%8,606 40.0%5,816 27.0%2,961 13.8%1,838 8.5%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 591 2.7%
9-12 Years 1,699 7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,606 40.0%
Some College 5,816 27.0%
Bach. Degree 2,961 13.8%
Grad Degree 1,838 8.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Caroline County, VA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 9,889 9,158 731 7.4% 4.4%
1991 10,186 9,096 1,090 10.7% 5.8%
1992 10,670 9,452 1,218 11.4% 6.2%
1993 10,474 9,534 940 9.0% 5.2%
1994 10,404 9,660 744 7.2% 4.8%
1995 10,170 9,422 748 7.4% 4.4%
1996 10,081 9,267 814 8.1% 4.3%
1997 10,247 9,504 743 7.3% 3.7%
1998 10,150 9,664 486 4.8% 2.8%
1999 10,616 10,274 342 3.2% 2.7%
2000 11,001 10,763 238 2.2% 2.3%
2001 11,106 10,761 345 3.1% 3.3%
2002 11,326 10,821 505 4.5% 4.4%
2003 11,549 11,030 519 4.5% 4.3%
2004 12,010 11,488 522 4.3% 4.1%
2005 12,895 12,365 530 4.1% 3.8%
2006 13,556 13,056 500 3.7% 3.3%
2007 13,919 13,359 560 4.0% 3.3%
2008 14,264 13,528 736 5.2% 4.3%
2009 14,193 12,977 1,216 8.6% 6.8%
2010 14,363 12,966 1,397 9.7% 7.3%
2011 14,450 13,157 1,293 8.9% 6.6%
2012 14,477 13,370 1,107 7.6% 5.9%
2013 14,579 13,573 1,006 6.9% 5.6%
2014 14,819 13,922 897 6.1% 5.1%
2015 14,790 14,047 743 5.0% 4.4%
2016 14,875 14,224 651 4.4% 4.0%
2017 15,096 14,454 642 4.3% 3.7%
2018 15,213 14,691 522 3.4% 2.9%
2019 15,288 14,816 472 3.1% 2.7%
2020 15,004 13,995 1,009 6.7% 6.2%
2021 14,911 14,272 639 4.3% 3.9%
2022 15,392 14,892 500 3.2% 2.9%
2023 15,825 15,334 491 3.1% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com