Amenia, New York Population

Overview

3,849

Total Population

43.5

Median age

45.52%

Female population %

119.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

48.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

693

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Amenia town is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amenia town's population under 18 was 21.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amenia town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amenia town, 13.87% were under the age of 15, 22.14% aged 15 to 29, 45.08% aged 30 to 64, 14.26% aged 65 to 84, and 4.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 345 less females than males in Amenia town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.52% females and 54.48% males in Amenia, New York.
The Amenia, New York gender ratio is 119.7:100 i.e. 119.7 men to 100 women (1.197).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 303.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 184.

Amenia town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Amenia town population: 83.32% are White, 3.46% are Black or African American, 0.99% are Asian, 8.16% are some other race and 4.08% are multiracial.
Amenia town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 693 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,156 (82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amenia town is White with a population of 3,207 (83.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,455 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Amenia town's population increased by 325 (7.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amenia town's population decreased by 690 (15.49%), 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, Amenia town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,765.