Barre, New York Population

Overview

1,944

Total Population

45.8

Median age

53.45%

Female population %

87.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Barre town is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barre town's population under 18 was 23.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barre town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barre town, 19.19% were under the age of 15, 15.53% aged 15 to 29, 45.27% aged 30 to 64, 18.36% aged 65 to 84, and 1.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 134 more females than males in Barre town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.45% females and 46.55% males in Barre, New York.
The Barre, New York gender ratio is 87.1:100 i.e. 87.1 men to 100 women (0.871).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 116.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 107.

Barre town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barre town population: 94.91% are White, 2.37% are Black or African American, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.10% are Asian, 0.87% are some other race and 1.13% are multiracial.
Barre town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,909 (98.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barre town is White with a population of 1,845 (94.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,150 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Barre town's population decreased by 142 (6.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barre town's population decreased by 166 (8.31%), 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, Barre town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,818.