Beacon, NY Population

Overview

13,713

Total Population

40.0

Median age

51.40%

Female population %

94.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

44.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,637

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Beacon is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Beacon's population under 18 was 21.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Beacon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Beacon, 16.66% were under the age of 15, 18.81% aged 15 to 29, 50.47% aged 30 to 64, 11.41% aged 65 to 84, and 2.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 383 more females than males in Beacon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.40% females and 48.60% males in Beacon, NY.
The Beacon, NY gender ratio is 94.6:100 i.e. 94.6 men to 100 women (0.946).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 624.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 602.

Beacon's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Beacon population: 67.18% are White, 16.56% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.03% are Asian, 5.40% are some other race and 7.57% are multiracial.
Beacon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,637 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,076 (80.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Beacon is White with a population of 9,212 (67.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,936 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Beacon's population decreased by 963 (6.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Beacon's population decreased by 148 (1.07%), 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, Beacon's population was lowest in year 2014 at 13,416.