Bakersville, NC Population

Overview

640

Total Population

56.2

Median age

61.88%

Female population %

61.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

102.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bakersville is 56.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bakersville's population under 18 was 9.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bakersville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bakersville, 8.75% were under the age of 15, 8.12% aged 15 to 29, 41.25% aged 30 to 64, 36.72% aged 65 to 84, and 5.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 152 more females than males in Bakersville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.88% females and 38.13% males in Bakersville, NC.
The Bakersville, NC gender ratio is 61.6:100 i.e. 61.6 men to 100 women (0.616).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 86.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 109.

Bakersville's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bakersville population: 99.22% are White and 0.78% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Bakersville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 64 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bakersville is White with a population of 635 (99.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 463 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Bakersville's population increased by 62 (15.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bakersville's population decreased by 11 (2.38%), 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, Bakersville's population was lowest in year 2009 at 387.