Barker Town, New York Population

Overview

2,742

Total Population

46.4

Median age

44.75%

Female population %

123.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

53

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Barker town is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barker town's population under 18 was 24.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barker town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barker town, 22.25% were under the age of 15, 11.49% aged 15 to 29, 49.31% aged 30 to 64, 16.12% aged 65 to 84, and 0.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 288 less females than males in Barker town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.75% females and 55.25% males in Barker Town, New York.
The Barker Town, New York gender ratio is 123.5:100 i.e. 123.5 men to 100 women (1.235).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 279.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 131.

Barker town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barker town population: 92.45% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.95% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.71% are some other race and 4.16% are multiracial.
Barker town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,689 (98.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barker town is White with a population of 2,535 (92.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,730 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Barker town's population increased by 7 (0.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barker town's population decreased by 226 (8.28%), 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, Barker town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,470.