Buffalo Gap, SD Population

Overview

120

Total Population

64.8

Median age

40.83%

Female population %

144.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

150.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Buffalo Gap is 64.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buffalo Gap's population under 18 was 10.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buffalo Gap's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 49.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buffalo Gap, 10.83% were under the age of 15, 5.00% aged 15 to 29, 35.00% aged 30 to 64, 49.17% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Buffalo Gap:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.83% females and 59.17% males in Buffalo Gap, SD.
The Buffalo Gap, SD gender ratio is 144.9:100 i.e. 144.9 men to 100 women (1.449).
For male population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 13.

Buffalo Gap's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Buffalo Gap population: 98.33% are White, 0.83% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.83% are multiracial.
Buffalo Gap's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buffalo Gap is White with a population of 118 (98.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 164 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Buffalo Gap's population decreased by 33 (20.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buffalo Gap's population increased by 1 (0.78%), 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, Buffalo Gap's population was lowest in year 2010 at 128.