Overview
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Total Population
38.5
Median age
52.16%
Female population %
91.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
44.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Carolina's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Carolina is 38.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Carolina's population under 18 was 19.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Carolina's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Carolina, 18.04% were under the age of 15, 18.04% aged 15 to 29, 51.37% aged 30 to 64, 11.76% aged 65 to 84, and 0.78% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 11 more females than males in Carolina:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.16% females and 47.84% males in Carolina, AL.
- The Carolina, AL gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 13.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 20.
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Race / Ethnicity
Carolina's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Carolina population: 87.06% are White, 8.24% are Asian, 1.18% are some other race and 3.53% are multiracial.
- Carolina'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 255 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Carolina is White with a population of 222 (87.06% of the total population).
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Year by year
Carolina's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 299 in the year 2011
- From 2000 to 2010, Carolina's population increased by 52 (21.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Carolina's population decreased by 12 (4.04%), 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, Carolina's population was lowest in year 2003 at 241.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)