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New River, VA Demographics

A map of New River's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
11950.2%
Black
8937.6%
Multiracial
145.9%
Hispanic
73.0%
Native American/Other
62.5%
Asian
20.8%

New River, Virginia had a population of 237 in 2020. It was 50.2% White, 37.6% Black, 0.8% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic, 2.5% Native American/Other, and 5.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of New River, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 672 places in Virginia, New River is the 564th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

New River's White Population

119 residents of New River identify as White, or 50.2%. This makes the White share of the population of New River slightly less than the White share of the population of Virginia (58.6% White). Of the 672 places in Virginia, New River is ranked #521 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

New River is less White than neighboring Fairlawn (87.1% White), Radford (74.7% White), Belspring (93.6% White), Parrott (95% White), and Belview (77.6% White).

New River's Black Population

89 residents of New River identify as Black, or 37.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of New River larger than the Black share of the population of Virginia (18.3% Black). Of the 672 places in Virginia, New River is ranked #73 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

New River is more Black than neighboring Fairlawn (4.4% Black), Radford (13.2% Black), Belspring (0% Black), Parrott (0.6% Black), and Belview (9.8% Black).

New River's Asian Population

2 residents of New River identify as Asian, or 0.8%. This makes the Asian share of the population of New River slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Virginia (7.1% Asian). Of the 672 places in Virginia, New River is ranked #340 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

New River is more Asian than neighboring Belspring (0% Asian), Parrott (0% Asian), and Belview (0.2% Asian). New River is less Asian than neighboring Fairlawn (1.4% Asian), and Radford (1.3% Asian).

New River's Hispanic Population

7 residents of New River identify as Hispanic, or 3.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of New River slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Virginia (10.5% Hispanic). Of the 672 places in Virginia, New River is ranked #436 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

New River is more Hispanic than neighboring Fairlawn (2.2% Hispanic), Belspring (2% Hispanic), and Parrott (0.8% Hispanic). New River is less Hispanic than neighboring Radford (4.8% Hispanic), and Belview (5.5% Hispanic).

New River's Native American/Other Population

6 residents of New River identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of New River roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Virginia (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 672 places in Virginia, New River is ranked #19 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

New River is more Native American/Other than neighboring Fairlawn (0.3% Native American/Other), Radford (1.9% Native American/Other), Belspring (0% Native American/Other), Parrott (0% Native American/Other), and Belview (0.8% Native American/Other).

New River's Multiracial Population

14 residents of New River identify as Multiracial, or 5.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of New River roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Virginia (4.7% Multiracial). Of the 672 places in Virginia, New River is ranked #95 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

New River is more Multiracial than neighboring Fairlawn (4.6% Multiracial), Radford (4.1% Multiracial), Belspring (4.4% Multiracial), and Parrott (3.6% Multiracial). New River is less Multiracial than neighboring Belview (6.1% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.