Allegany Town, New York Population

Overview

7,424

Total Population

39.8

Median age

51.63%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

207

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Allegany town is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Allegany town's population under 18 was 15.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Allegany town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Allegany town, 11.77% were under the age of 15, 30.00% aged 15 to 29, 36.53% aged 30 to 64, 19.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 242 more females than males in Allegany town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.63% females and 48.37% males in Allegany Town, New York.
The Allegany Town, New York gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 644.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 619.

Allegany town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Allegany town population: 91.08% are White, 2.67% are Black or African American, 1.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.33% are Asian, 1.14% are some other race and 2.56% are multiracial.
Allegany town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 207 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,217 (97.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Allegany town is White with a population of 6,762 (91.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,364 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Allegany town's population decreased by 380 (4.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Allegany town's population decreased by 498 (6.24%), 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, Allegany town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,431.