Demographics of Caroline County, Virginia

Caroline County, Virginia had 34,413 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,491 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Caroline County, in four figures

34,413
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,491 people.; 38.9 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $87,407 ±$7,737
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Caroline County, Virginia's population grew 11.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Caroline County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Caroline County, Virginia's population grew 11.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Caroline County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,922	100.0	100.0
2021	31,412	101.6	100.2
2022	31,973	103.4	100.7
2023	32,745	105.9	101.6
2024	33,586	108.6	102.5
2025	34,413	111.3	103.1

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Population of Caroline County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	30,922	+42	+10	0	+27
2021	31,412	+490	−9	+8	+506
2022	31,973	+561	−19	+53	+503
2023	32,745	+772	+21	+74	+669
2024	33,586	+841	+64	+93	+680
2025	34,413	+827	+54	+31	+753

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±1.0: for men 37.8 ±0.7 and for women 39.6 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Caroline County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,817 ±108	5.7% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,458 ±367	17.0% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,107 ±471	6.6% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,194 ±537	28.6% ±1.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,168 ±450	25.4% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,354 ±420	16.7% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $87,407 ±$7,737, and income per person $40,262 ±$1,790, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Caroline County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,501 ±277	12.5% ±2.3	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,704 ±378	14.2% ±3.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,963 ±359	16.4% ±3.0	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,730 ±321	14.4% ±2.7	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,321 ±357	19.4% ±2.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,508 ±299	12.6% ±2.5	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,261 ±254	10.5% ±2.1	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Caroline County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,490 ±685	11.2% ±2.2	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,311 ±293	18.4% ±3.9	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,656 ±327	10.0% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	523 ±150	7.1% ±2.0	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Caroline County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Caroline County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	12,920 ±52	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±2.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.3% ±2.7	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.7% ±2.6	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$307,700 ±$16,115	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,293 ±$134	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Caroline County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,464 ±0	7.7% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,636 ±101	61.2% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,594 ±365	23.7% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	315 ±93	1.0% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	38 to 154	0.1% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	39 to 663	0.1% to 2.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,620 ±328	5.0% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Caroline County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	20,427 ±766	63.6% ±2.4	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,826 ±801	30.6% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	220 ±107	0.7% ±0.3	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,625 ±242	5.1% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	753 ±200	2.3% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	872 ±192	2.7% ±0.6	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Caroline County among the counties of Virginia

50th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Caroline County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Isle of Wight County	41,321	+6.7%
Gloucester County	40,097	+3.5%
Orange County	40,083	+10.1%
Tazewell County	38,635	−4.4%
Wise County	34,824	−3.5%
Caroline County	34,413	+11.3%
Botetourt County	34,144	+1.5%
Accomack County	33,859	+1.4%
Petersburg city	33,734	+1.0%
Pulaski County	33,586	−0.7%
Halifax County	33,447	−1.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026