Overview
22,001
Total Population
35.6
Median age
54.42%
Female population %
83.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
47.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
481
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Conway's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Conway is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Conway's population under 18 was 17.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Conway's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Conway, 14.00% were under the age of 15, 29.83% aged 15 to 29, 37.93% aged 30 to 64, 16.94% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.
![Conway, SC population by age group The graph shows Conway's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/conway-sc-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 1,943 more females than males in Conway:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.42% females and 45.58% males in Conway, SC.
- The Conway, SC gender ratio is 83.8:100 i.e. 83.8 men to 100 women (0.838).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,479.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,608.
![Conway, SC population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Conway, SC population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/conway-sc-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Conway's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Conway population: 60.64% are White, 34.04% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.56% are Asian, 1.60% are some other race and 3.15% are multiracial.
- Conway's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 481 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,52 (97.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Conway is White with a population of 13,341 (60.64% of the total population).
![Conway, SC population by race The bar chart shows Conway, SC population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/conway-sc-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Conway's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 27,346 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Conway's population increased by 4,656 (36.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Conway's population increased by 7,685 (44.22%), 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, Conway's population was lowest in year 2000 at 12,722.
![Conway, SC population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Conway's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-conway-sc-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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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)