Virginia

Population
	2000	2007
Population	7,078,515	7,712,091
State Rank	12	12
Median Age	35.7	36.9
Total 8 year-olds	100,360	96,325
Boys	51,193	49,198
Girls	49,167	47,127
Total 9 year-olds	103,356	95,618
Boys	52,540	48,836
Girls	50,816	46,782
Total 10 year-olds	103,012	96,775
Boys	52,653	49,129
Girls	50,359	47,646
Total 11 year-olds	99,663	97,120
Boys	50,977	49,682
Girls	48,686	47,438
Total 12 year-olds	98,688	100,442
Boys	50,240	51,312
Girls	48,448	49,130

How People Get to Work:
Drive Alone	77%	78%
Car Pool	13%	11%
Public Transportation	4%	4%

Geography
Capital	Richmond
Largest City	Virginia Beach
Second Largest City	Norfolk
Persons per square mile	179

Business
	2000	2006
Dentist Offices	2,669	2,920
Amusement Parks	14	7
FastFood Restaurants	5,042	6,598
Toy Stores	310	298
Video/Disc Rental Stores	524	506
Zoos & Botanical Gardens	11	18
Candy & Nut Stores	82	71
Pet & Pet Supply Stores	198	201
Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Makers	4	3

Note: As is the case with all surveys, statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

A value of NA indicates that data are not available for the indicated time period, or is not applicable for the current region.

For the following combo box, to make a selection, press enter then alt plus down arrow and use the up and down arrows.

May I have another state, please?

Skip top of page navigation

Select a state to begin

History

Date of Statehood: June 25, 1788
Population 1800: 807,557
Population 1860: 1,119,348
Population 1900: 1,854,184
Population 1950: 3,318,680

I never knew that! *

Nickname: Old Dominion
Flower: Dogwood
Tree: Dogwood
Bird: Cardinal
Dance: Square Dance
Fossil: Chesapecten Jeffersonius
Dog: American Fox Hound
Shell: Oyster

Teachers: Download the Picture Your State lesson plan. [pdf]

Who told you this stuff?

The U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population every 10 years, and censuses of economic activity and governments every five years. And every year, the Census Bureau conducts more than 100 other surveys. Data on this page come from Population Estimates, the Census of Population and Housing, the American Community Survey, and County Business Patterns.

How are these data collected?

The U.S. Census Bureau sends questionnaires in the mail or contacts businesses and households to participate in its surveys.

* State symbol information was obtained from various non-Census Bureau resources including state web sites, educational web sites, and commercial entities.