Virginia Population Trends

Salem's population is skewed older. Meanwhile, a proposed rezoning for mixed-use development is controversial. Here's how those are related.

Nearly 20% of Americans 65 and older are still in the workforce, and nearly all of Virginia’s population growth since 2010 has come from its 60 and older population, largely due to birth and death rates and people living longer.

Using data from the Demographic Research Group at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center, Sejal Naik (deputy economist for Virginia Realtors) paints a picture of people continuing to gravitate away from larger metro areas to smaller ones.

State and federal officials say fires that hit Virginia this spring and fall season caused some damage but may add ecosystem diversity.

Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation held an April 18 ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Born Learning Trail at Riverview Park in Smithfield recently launched in partnership with United Way of South Hampton Roads and the Luter Family YMCA.

The latest population estimates from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia show just how much fortune has swung in Danville’s favor.

The Northern Shenandoah Valley is such a nice place to live, raise a family and retire that the University of Virginia‘s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service released data in January showing that Winchester-Frederick County has been the fastest-growing region in the state for the past three years.

Rapid growth in New Kent has placed the county among the top 10 fastest-growing areas in the nation, according to a new study.

Virginia has more people moving out than moving in, while most of our bordering states see more people moving in. The governor cites our income tax rates.

Isle of Wight County staff have unveiled a tentative timeline for incorporating Supervisor Renee Rountree’s proposed “growth management” task force into the Planning Commission’s five-year review of the county’s comprehensive plan.