46 is median age of Hollins Census Designated Place residents as of 2021

Hollins Census Designated Place recorded a median age of 46 years old among its 15,857 residents in 2021, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by Mifeed.

The city's population is significantly older than Virginia's median age, which sits at 39 years old.

Unlike the average age, the median age is the age that splits a population into two halves: one half younger than the median and the other half older. While the average can be influenced by outliers, the median is generally less susceptible to extreme values, making it a more reliable measure of the population's age tendency.

According to the 2021 census, the median age varied across different ethnicities in the state. White residents had a median age of 52 years old, while the median age for African Americans was 32 years old. The Asian population was median age is 32 years old, and Hispanics had a median age of 21 years old.

Data also shows that Hollins Census Designated Place's population leaned towards the 70 to 74 years demographic.

OurWorldinData.org, an online project tracking global data and trends, says cities, states, countries and continents with higher median ages typically do better economically and residents earn higher wages than developing countries.

The median age among U.S. citizens reached 38.9 years between 2021 and 2022, a record high in the country. A third of America's states registered median ages higher than 40 years old, with Maine achieving the highest of 44.8 years.

Ethnicity	Median Age - Male	Median Age - Female
American Indian and Alaska Native	-	-
Asian	31	33
Black or African American	26	37
Hispanic or Latino	21	20
White	49	55
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	-	21
Some other race	22	40
Multiracial	10	17