Virginia Population Trends

It’s the premise of millions of movies and songs: A young person flees their stifling small town for the bright lights of the big city. Well, now, the opposite is happening.

The county has aged faster than many other localities. Only one county west of Rockbridge has a higher median age.

It’s that time of year when we start looking for signs of what’s to come. For some, it’s “just how big are the black marks on those wooly worms anyway?” For others, it’s “what does this tell us about the election?”

Small business owners from all across Virginia gathered at Shenandoah University on Tuesday for Virginia’s iteration of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s 50 States Initiative Small Business Summit.

The indefinite closure of the Boar's Head plant in Jarratt calls attention to some unique demographic patterns in that part of Virignia.

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the Western Tidewater Water Authority, formed from Isle of Wight County and the city of Suffolk, signing its costly 2009 Norfolk Water Deal.

Residents of the Allegheny Highlands have long been dismayed at the region’s population loss and many organizations in Alleghany, Bath, and Highland counties have worked to stem that outward migration.

Recently released demographic data shows that the percentage of working-age adults in the Winchester region has shot up, helping fuel the area’s growth.

Since the 2019-20 school year, the county's public schools' overall enrollment dropped by 536 students, down 5% to 9,285 for the present academic year.

Small towns are the new hip thing with young people, who have traditionally flocked to urban areas. Hamilton Lombard at UVA's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says ever since the pandemic, young adults are often bypassing the big city.