Bessemer City, NC Population

Overview

5,452

Total Population

35.6

Median age

53.04%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

42.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

523

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bessemer City is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bessemer City's population under 18 was 17.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bessemer City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bessemer City, 15.94% were under the age of 15, 27.57% aged 15 to 29, 42.39% aged 30 to 64, 12.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 332 more females than males in Bessemer City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.04% females and 46.96% males in Bessemer City, NC.
The Bessemer City, NC gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 332.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 337.

Bessemer City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bessemer City population: 83% are White, 12.40% are Black or African American, 2.70% are some other race and 1.91% are multiracial.
Bessemer City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 523 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,929 (90.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bessemer City is White with a population of 4,525 (83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,673 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Bessemer City's population decreased by 80 (1.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bessemer City's population increased by 112 (2.10%), 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, Bessemer City's population was lowest in year 2010 at 5,332.