Cerro Gordo, NC Population

Overview

336

Total Population

48.5

Median age

57.74%

Female population %

73.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

48.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cerro Gordo is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cerro Gordo's population under 18 was 9.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cerro Gordo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cerro Gordo, 5.36% were under the age of 15, 22.62% aged 15 to 29, 44.94% aged 30 to 64, 6.25% aged 65 to 84, and 20.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 more females than males in Cerro Gordo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.74% females and 42.26% males in Cerro Gordo, NC.
The Cerro Gordo, NC gender ratio is 73.2:100 i.e. 73.2 men to 100 women (0.732).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 70.

Cerro Gordo's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cerro Gordo population: 86.01% are White, 4.46% are Black or African American and 9.52% are some other race.
Cerro Gordo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 304 (90.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cerro Gordo is White with a population of 289 (86.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 243 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Cerro Gordo's population decreased by 31 (12.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cerro Gordo's population decreased by 81 (38.39%), 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, Cerro Gordo's population was lowest in year 2020 at 130.