COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Page County

Virginia · 21,690 residents · 310 sq mi

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Page County is a county of 21,690 people in Virginia. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 25% less than in Virginia as a whole. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $62,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,690

−6%vs 2000

vs 23,177 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

310 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,381)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,452)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,408)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,473)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,340)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(3,390)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(3,234)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(2,458)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(2,305)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,949)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,024)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(276)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,971

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,359 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,304

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,321 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,500

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$359

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $441 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(22,183)

Black2.2%(501)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(251)

Asian0.2%(53)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(21,085)

Black2%(439)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(91)

Asian0.6%(140)

Other0.1%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(310)

Central American0.5%(127)

Puerto Rican0.4%(84)

Honduran0.3%(82)

Salvadoran0.2%(45)

South American0.2%(39)

Cuban0.1%(22)

Chilean0.1%(22)

Ecuadorian0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(73)

Korean0%(9)

Filipino0%(7)

Chinese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German15%(3,570)

English13.4%(3,182)

American13.3%(3,145)

Irish4.8%(1,145)

Italian2%(469)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(345)

Scottish1.3%(297)

Arab0.7%(174)

French0.7%(172)

Swedish0.7%(167)

British0.5%(123)

Polish0.4%(97)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.3%(83)

Welsh0.3%(66)

West Indian0.3%(66)

Dutch0.2%(49)

Swiss0.2%(49)

Subsaharan African0.2%(46)

Greek0.2%(36)

Hungarian0.2%(36)

Norwegian0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(25)

Austrian0.1%(22)

Serbian0.1%(21)

Finnish0.1%(20)

Jamaican0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Belgian0%(7)

Lebanese0%(6)

Slovak0%(4)

Romanian0%(3)

Russian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 23.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.1%(2,851)

Married54%(5,294)

Widowed5.1%(497)

Divorced11.9%(1,167)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(2,146)

Married49.6%(5,032)

Widowed12.3%(1,253)

Divorced17%(1,722)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.6%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.8%(242)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(480)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(698)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(103)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,534 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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