Bancroft, WV Population

Overview

468

Total Population

33.1

Median age

38.03%

Female population %

162.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

26.5

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

Bancroft's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bancroft is 33.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bancroft's population under 18 was 11.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bancroft's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bancroft, 5.77% were under the age of 15, 44.02% aged 15 to 29, 35.04% aged 30 to 64, 15.17% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 112 less females than males in Bancroft:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.03% females and 61.97% males in Bancroft, WV.
The Bancroft, WV gender ratio is 162.9:100 i.e. 162.9 men to 100 women (1.629).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 144.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 28.

Bancroft's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bancroft population: 99.15% are White and 0.85% are multiracial.
Bancroft'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 468 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bancroft is White with a population of 464 (99.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 597 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Bancroft's population increased by 225 (62.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bancroft's population decreased by 197 (33.68%), 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, Bancroft's population was lowest in year 2001 at 358.