Altamont, NY Population

Overview

1,704

Total Population

44.4

Median age

54.75%

Female population %

82.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

73.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Altamont is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Altamont's population under 18 was 22.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Altamont's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Altamont, 20.25% were under the age of 15, 16.37% aged 15 to 29, 41.37% aged 30 to 64, 20.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 162 more females than males in Altamont:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.75% females and 45.25% males in Altamont, NY.
The Altamont, NY gender ratio is 82.6:100 i.e. 82.6 men to 100 women (0.826).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 97.

Altamont's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Altamont population: 92.84% are White, 1.64% are Black or African American, 1.58% are Asian, 0.76% are some other race and 3.17% are multiracial.
Altamont's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,614 (94.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Altamont is White with a population of 1,582 (92.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,794 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Altamont's population decreased by 78 (4.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Altamont's population decreased by 51 (2.97%), 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, Altamont's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,648.