Winchester metro area still the fastest-growing in the state
Growth in Winchester and Frederick County hasn’t ebbed, according to the Weldon Cooper Center.
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Virginia Population Trends
Why Virginia is growing slower than anytime in over 150 years
Virginia is seeing its slowest population growth since the Civil War thanks to steep costs, remote work and declining birth rates.
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Amid slow population growth, Virginia’s demographic landscape is being transformed
The explosion in remote work during the pandemic and its persistence since then is shaping up to be the most impactful demographic trend since expansion of suburbs and exurbs after World War II. While over the past century most population growth was concentrated within commuting distance of major employment centers, such as Washington DC...
Census 2020 Analysis-Virginia’s Age and Sex Distribution over the Past Decades
Between 2010 and 2020, the population in Virginia increased by over 630,000 people, reaching 8.63 million by 2020. Examining this growth through the lens of age distribution provides interesting insights into the present population structure.
New Virginia Population Projections for 2030-2050
Even though the future is largely unknown and unpredictable, population projections provide an approximate idea of the expected future population size.
In the era of remote work, housing costs may slow Virginia population growth further
On July 13, 2022, the Demographics Research Group presented our analysis of the interrelationship between Virginia’s housing market and population trends to the General Assembly’s Housing Commission. After receiving a number of inquiries regarding the presentation, we are sharing a summary of the presentation with expanded commentary on some noteworthy trends. Throughout American history, the […]
Comparing 2020 Virginia Population Projections to the Census Count
Population projections provide an approximate idea of the expected future population size and are used in urban planning, resource allocation for emergency services, prioritizing public and private investments, and in many other ways. By using past observations with present trends and making certain plausible assumptions, we built the official 2020 projected population for each of […]
Demographer’s Dilemma: Challenges in analyzing consequences of COVID-19
With the novel coronavirus causing a worldwide paradigm shift, I was genuinely tempted to jump into the data and analyze all possible permutations of what the potential impacts may be. Should I first plot the number of cases in Virginia with corresponding population densities on a map, or should I find causal connections between the […]
Population growth in Virginia slowest in a century as out-migration continues
This morning the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia released its 2019 population estimates for Virginia’s counties and cities. The estimates show Virginia’s population inched up to 8,535,519 in 2019, after passing 8.5 million in 2018. Though Virginia has added over half a million new residents since the last census in 2010, population […]
Telecommuting may become Virginia’s biggest demographic trend in the 2020s
There is an axiom in the technology sector, known as Amara’s law, which states that the short term impact of a new technology will typically be overestimated while the long term impact is usually underestimated. This is particularly true when considering the impact the internet was expected to have on where people choose to live. […]