Afton, OK Population

Overview

801

Total Population

37.5

Median age

57.30%

Female population %

74.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

69.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Afton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Afton is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Afton's population under 18 was 25.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Afton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Afton, 24.47% were under the age of 15, 15.11% aged 15 to 29, 44.07% aged 30 to 64, 15.73% aged 65 to 84, and 0.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 117 more females than males in Afton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.30% females and 42.70% males in Afton, OK.
The Afton, OK gender ratio is 74.5:100 i.e. 74.5 men to 100 women (0.745).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 59.

Afton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Afton population: 66.54% are White, 21.97% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3% are Asian, 1.87% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 6.62% are multiracial.
Afton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 769 (96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Afton is White with a population of 533 (66.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,115 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Afton's population decreased by 72 (6.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Afton's population decreased by 312 (29.91%), 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, Afton's population was lowest in year 2020 at 731.