Cove City, NC Population

Overview

561

Total Population

54.7

Median age

56.68%

Female population %

76.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

83.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cove City is 54.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cove City's population under 18 was 23.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cove City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cove City, 17.65% were under the age of 15, 10.34% aged 15 to 29, 44.21% aged 30 to 64, 16.04% aged 65 to 84, and 11.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 75 more females than males in Cove City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.68% females and 43.32% males in Cove City, NC.
The Cove City, NC gender ratio is 76.4:100 i.e. 76.4 men to 100 women (0.764).
For male population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 41.

Cove City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cove City population: 64.88% are White, 32.80% are Black or African American, 1.78% are some other race and 0.53% are multiracial.
Cove City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 53 (94.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cove City is White with a population of 364 (64.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 431 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Cove City's population decreased by 30 (6.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cove City's population decreased by 20 (5.00%), 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, Cove City's population was lowest in year 2021 at 379.