Virginia continues to see more people moving in than out, a reversal of a long-running trend. These stats also contradict a previous report on Roanoke.
Demographic trends
Analysis of Virginia’s demographic trends
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Census: Roanoke’s population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s
To find a bigger population loss, you have to go back to the 1960s during a period of suburbanization and white flight.
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New census stats show number of people moving into Virginia now 2.5 times the number moving out
This represents a turnaround from a decade of net out-migration, although Virginia’s numbers remain small compared to neighboring states to the South.
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ODU report: Without immigration, Virginia’s population growth would be almost flat. And much of Northern Virginia would have lost population.
The report details how immigration is propping up population growth in some localities and mitigating population decline in others.
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Waynesboro went blue this year. Changing demographics have changed the city’s politics.
The city voted Democratic for the first time in a governor’s race in 40 years. That realignment is being driven by an influx of new residents, many of them working in or around Charlottesville.
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Virginia’s population center is moving closer to Fredericksburg each year
The state’s population center, once in Cumberland County, is now in Caroline County and moving north each year.
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Martinsville is growing younger faster than any other place in Virginia. Here’s why.
Martinsville is still an older city compared to others in Virginia, but its median age has fallen more than anywhere else.
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5 ways that Virginia’s changing demography is impacting the state
Rural areas losing population now see a housing crises. Northern Virginia might face a labor shortage, and the Lynchburg metro is outpacing the Roanoke metro in attracting young adults.
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Buchanan County is projected to lose nearly half its population in next 25 years. Can anything be done to change that?
As coal has declined, so has Buchanan County. Today its population is about half of what it was at its peak in 1980. No other county in Virginia has been losing population at a faster rate than Buchanan County.
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The political consequences of Virginia’s new population projections: Slower economic growth, more power for urban crescent
At least three things could change these projections: higher birth rates, more immigration and more remote work.
