Adams Town, New York Population

Overview

5,053

Total Population

42.3

Median age

50.43%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

148

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Adams town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Adams town is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Adams town's population under 18 was 23.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Adams town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Adams town, 19.08% were under the age of 15, 17.42% aged 15 to 29, 45.50% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43 more females than males in Adams town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.43% females and 49.57% males in Adams Town, New York.
The Adams Town, New York gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 264.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 234.

Adams town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Adams town population: 94.83% are White, 0.44% are Black or African American, 0.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.04% are some other race and 3.76% are multiracial.
Adams town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 148 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,905 (97.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Adams town is White with a population of 4,792 (94.83% of the total population).

Adams town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,342 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Adams town's population increased by 391 (8.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Adams town's population decreased by 216 (4.18%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Adams town's population was lowest in year 2004 at 4,569.