Alden Town, New York Population

Overview

9,874

Total Population

40.9

Median age

45.55%

Female population %

119.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

216

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Alden town is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alden town's population under 18 was 19.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alden town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alden town, 16.22% were under the age of 15, 19.36% aged 15 to 29, 45.90% aged 30 to 64, 15.49% aged 65 to 84, and 3.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 878 less females than males in Alden town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.55% females and 54.45% males in Alden Town, New York.
The Alden Town, New York gender ratio is 119.5:100 i.e. 119.5 men to 100 women (1.195).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 512.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 376.

Alden town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alden town population: 87.34% are White, 10.11% are Black or African American, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.83% are Asian, 0.54% are some other race and 0.58% are multiracial.
Alden town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 216 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,658 (97.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alden town is White with a population of 8,624 (87.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,900 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Alden town's population increased by 401 (3.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alden town's population decreased by 1,195 (10.96%), 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, Alden town's population was lowest in year 2021 at 9,675.