The city has also seen wages rise faster than most places in the country. Here’s a look at the city’s demographic and economic trends.
Demographic trends
Analysis of Virginia’s demographic trends
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Martinsville is defying two trends: It’s reversed five decades of population decline. It’s also growing younger.
Here’s a demographic look at how the city is changing.
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In this decade, pay has risen faster in the Lynchburg metro than any other part of Virginia
Lynchburg is also showing an unusual pattern in its population growth. It’s gaining population through both births and people moving in.
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For most of this decade, Southwest and Southside Virginia have had some of the fastest wage growth in the U.S.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts both regions in the top 10 in the country. Their wages remain below average, but they’ve been closing the gap at a faster rate than most.
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44% of the Roanoke Valley’s population growth is in Salem. Roanoke ranks last for attracting newcomers.
A tale of two cities: A look at how demographic changes are reshaping Roanoke and Salem in different ways.
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Roanoke Valley and Richmond metro have become magnets for people moving out of Fairfax County.
The percentage of people who move out of Fairfax County into other parts of Virginia is increasing, according to IRS data.
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Here’s what’s fueling Danville’s ‘comeback’: The number of people moving out has dropped
After losing population for three decades in a row, Danville is now gaining population again. It’s not because more people are moving in; it’s because fewer people are moving out.
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The people moving out of Virginia make more money than the people moving in
We delve into a new batch of IRS data that sheds light on migration trends. The most affluent group of taxpayers moving into Virginia are immigrants who chose Loudoun County, not native-born Americans. First of a three-part series.
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New population estimates: 32 times more people have moved out of Fairfax County than out of all rural Virginia
Since the 2020 census, only four rural counties have seen more people move out than move in. Virginia’s out-migration is now driven by Fairfax County and much of Hampton Roads.
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Virtually all of Virginia outside Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads now sees more people moving in than moving out
Danville’s net in-migration is more than all but three other cities in Virginia.
