Population

Population by Age

Population by Race and Ethnicity

Unemployment

Education

Educational Attainment

Population 18 to 24 years:

Less than high school graduate: 26.4%

High school graduate (includes equivalency): 42.5%

Some college or Associate’s degree: 25.3%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%

Population 25 years and over:

Less than 9th grade: 8.0%

9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 12.0%

High school graduate (includes equivalency): 28.8%

Some college, no degree: 20.9%

Associate’s degree: 8.2%

Bachelor’s degree: 16.5%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%

On-time graduation rate:

Class of 2008 – 91.1%

Class of 2010 – 85.6%

Class of 2012 – 91.5%

Sources: Census Finder and Virginia Department of Education

Health

Death rate per 1,000 population:

Powhatan: 6.8

Virginia: 7.5

US: 8

Total Pregnancies Total Live Births Induced Pregnancy Terminations Natural Deaths Total Infant Deaths
302 245 41 16 2

 

Teen pregnancy rate (per 1,000 females) ages 10-17:

2000 – 7.6

2005 – 4.4

2011 – 4.7

Percent of low-weight births (less than 5.5 pounds): 

2000 – 8.1%

2005 – 4.6%

2011 – 5.2%

Percent of women who received prenatal care in the first 13 weeks:

2000 – 92.7%

2005 – 93.3%

2011 – 97.0%

Percent of births to single mothers:

2000 – 17.8%

2005 – 16.0%

2011 – 27.0%

Percent of births to mothers with less than a 12th grade education:

2000 – 8.5%

2005 – 5.3%

2011 – 6.4%

Health Snapshot

Source: All health data from The Division of Health Statistics at the Virginia Department of Health

Opportunity Map

Quick Look

Population Estimate: 28,123

Median Age: 42.1

Median Household Income: $76,495

Educational Attainment: 83.0% high school graduate or higher

Number of Companies: 2,793

Individuals Below Poverty Level: 4.5%

Additional Data Sources

City Data Profile

Census Bureau Data Sets

VEC Community Profile

Poverty

Percent of population living in poverty:

2010 – 4.70%

2011 – 4.40%

2012 – 4.45%

Percent of students approved for free or reduced price school lunches:

2000 – 11.5%

2006 – 12.8%

2013 – 18.8%

Sources: American Community Survey 5-year Estimates and Virginia Department of Education School Nutrition Program

Employment

25 Largest Employers:

  1. Anthem
  2. Powhatan County School Board
  3. Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
  4. Powhatan Correctional Center
  5. Deep Meadow Correctional Center
  6. Wal Mart
  7. County of Powhatan
  8. Commonwealth of Virginia, Powhatan Reception Class
  9. Colony Construction
  10. Food Lion
  11. Am East LLC
  12. Catholic Diocese of Richmond
  13. Independent Golf Club
  14. Mid Atlantic Steel Erecto, Inc.
  15. Kemper Sports Management, Inc.
  16. Moslow Wood Products
  17. County of Henrico
  18. YMCA
  19. Layman & Son Enterprises, LLC
  20. Central Virginia Bank
  21. Gregg Management Company
  22. Tdu Concrete, Inc.
  23. Pietech, Inc.
  24. McDonald’s
  25. M.P. Barden & Sons, Inc.

Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 3rd Quarter (July, August, September) 2013.