Overview
26,598
Total Population
49.1
Median age
50.77%
Female population %
97:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
66.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,385
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ashe County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ashe County is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ashe County's population under 18 was 17.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ashe County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ashe County, 14.12% were under the age of 15, 14.31% aged 15 to 29, 45.76% aged 30 to 64, 23.01% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 408 more females than males in Ashe County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.77% females and 49.23% males in Ashe County, NC.
- The Ashe County, NC gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,148.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,184.
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Race / Ethnicity
Ashe County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ashe County population: 95.84% are White, 0.95% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.32% are some other race and 2.05% are multiracial.
- Ashe County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 1,385 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,213 (94.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ashe County is White with a population of 25,491 (95.84% of the total population).
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Year by year
Ashe County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 27,226 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Ashe County's population increased by 2,778 (11.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ashe County's population decreased by 646 (2.37%), 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, Ashe County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 24,448.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)