Editing Prince Edward County, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 8100
|1800= 10962
|1810= 12409
|1820= 12577
|1830= 14107
|1840= 14069
|1850= 11857
|1860= 11844
|1870= 12004
|1880= 14668
|1890= 14694
|1900= 15045
|1910= 14266
|1920= 14767
|1930= 14520
|1940= 14922
|1950= 15398
|1960= 14121
|1970= 14379
|1980= 16456
|1990= 17320
|2000= 19720
|2010= 23368
|2020= 21849
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Prince Edward County, Virginia – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Prince Edward County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51147&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Prince Edward County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51147&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|14,544
|10,513
|62.24%
|48.12%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,668
|9,194
|32.81%
|42.08%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|60
|33
|0.26%
|0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|203
|196
|0.87%
|0.90%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|15
|0
|0.06%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|33
|61
|0.14%
|0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|320
|764
|1.37%
|3.50%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|525
|1,088
|2.25%
|4.98%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''23,368'''
|'''21,849'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 19,720 people, 6,561 households, and 4,271 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|56|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 7,527 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 62.17% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 35.82% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.55% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.94% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,561 households, out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.90% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.20% under the age of 18, 23.50% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,301, and the median income for a family was $38,509. Males had a median income of $29,487 versus $21,659 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,510.

===Poverty===
About 14.6 percent of families and 18.9 percent of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.4 percent of those under age 18 and 15.9 percent of those ages 65 and over. Persons below poverty in the year of 2007 were 20.3 percent compared to 9.9 percent of Virginia. Native Americans accounted for 71.8 percent in 2000. There is a relatively large number of children between the ages of 12 and 17. This age group accounts for 27 percent of the poverty.<ref>[http://www.ecanned.com/2007/06/17/income-and-poverty-in-prince-edward-county-virginia/ Income and Poverty in Prince Edward County, Virginia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224062043/http://www.ecanned.com/2007/06/17/income-and-poverty-in-prince-edward-county-virginia/ |date=February 24, 2012 }}</ref>

Unemployment accounted for 10.3 percent in Prince Edward County compared to 7.2 in all of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.propublica.org/recovery/locale/virginia/prince-edward |title=Recovery Tracker |publisher=Projects.propublica.org |access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref>