Cameron, SC Population

Overview

484

Total Population

54.0

Median age

55.79%

Female population %

79.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cameron is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cameron's population under 18 was 18.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cameron's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cameron, 17.98% were under the age of 15, 13.02% aged 15 to 29, 44.83% aged 30 to 64, 20.04% aged 65 to 84, and 4.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 more females than males in Cameron:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.79% females and 44.21% males in Cameron, SC.
The Cameron, SC gender ratio is 79.3:100 i.e. 79.3 men to 100 women (0.793).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 49.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 47.

Cameron's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cameron population: 76.86% are White, 20.45% are Black or African American and 2.69% are multiracial.
Cameron's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 479 (98.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cameron is White with a population of 372 (76.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 442 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cameron's population decreased by 21 (4.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cameron's population decreased by 46 (10.93%), 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, Cameron's population was lowest in year 2022 at 372.