Demographics of the United States Virgin Islands
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~Population: 120,917 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 27.8% (male 17,258; female 16,359)
- 15-64 years: 63.72% (male 35,026; female 42,021)
- 65 years and over: 8.48% (male 4,435; female 5,818) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.07% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 15.96 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
- at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.83 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 9.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 78.11 years
- male: 74.2 years
- female: 82.25 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
- noun: Virgin Islander(s)
- adjective: Virgin Islander
Racial makeup: (2000 census)
- White (non-Hispanic) 11.30%
- White (Hispanic) 1.79%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 70.61%
- Black (Hispanic) 5.57%
- Other Hispanic 6.63%
- Asian 1.07%
- Other 3.03%
Ethnic groups:
- West Indian 74% (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies)
- U.S. mainland 13%
- Puerto Rican 5%
- other 8%
Religions:
- Baptist 42%
- Roman Catholic 34% (see Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas)
- Episcopalian 17%
- other 7%
Language spoken at home:
- English (official) or English Creole 74.70%
- Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.78%
- French or French Creole 6.57%
- Other 1.95%
Literacy:
- definition: Population 25 years & older completing the 5th grade
- total population: 97%
- male: 96.8%
- female: 97.1%
