Bow, New Hampshire Population

Overview

8,227

Total Population

41.1

Median age

50.59%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

157

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bow town is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bow town's population under 18 was 26.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bow town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bow town, 21.11% were under the age of 15, 15.74% aged 15 to 29, 47.43% aged 30 to 64, 13.71% aged 65 to 84, and 2.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 97 more females than males in Bow town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.59% females and 49.41% males in Bow, New Hampshire.
The Bow, New Hampshire gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 375.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 379.

Bow town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bow town population: 96.33% are White, 0.74% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 2.58% are multiracial.
Bow town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 157 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,07 (98.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bow town is White with a population of 7,925 (96.33% of the total population).

Bow town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 8,386 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Bow town's population increased by 361 (5.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bow town's population increased by 720 (9.57%), 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, Bow town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,164.