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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%