Busti, New York Population

Overview

7,477

Total Population

46.7

Median age

51.05%

Female population %

95.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Busti town is 46.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Busti town's population under 18 was 19.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Busti town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Busti town, 14.67% were under the age of 15, 14.39% aged 15 to 29, 48.05% aged 30 to 64, 18.88% aged 65 to 84, and 4.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 157 more females than males in Busti town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.05% females and 48.95% males in Busti, New York.
The Busti, New York gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 394.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 448.

Busti town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Busti town population: 95.87% are White, 1.12% are Asian, 0.55% are some other race and 2.46% are multiracial.
Busti town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,277 (97.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Busti town is White with a population of 7,168 (95.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,721 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Busti town's population decreased by 380 (4.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Busti town's population increased by 203 (2.77%), 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, Busti town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 7,143.