Coward, SC Population

Overview

612

Total Population

35.0

Median age

55.88%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

77.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

107

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

Coward's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Coward is 35.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coward's population under 18 was 27.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coward's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coward, 24.18% were under the age of 15, 16.99% aged 15 to 29, 39.22% aged 30 to 64, 18.95% aged 65 to 84, and 0.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 more females than males in Coward:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.88% females and 44.12% males in Coward, SC.
The Coward, SC gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 34.

Coward's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Coward population: 78.59% are White, 19.44% are Black or African American and 1.96% are multiracial.
Coward's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 107 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 505 (82.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coward is White with a population of 481 (78.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 769 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Coward's population increased by 113 (17.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coward's population decreased by 12 (1.59%), 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, Coward's population was lowest in year 2000 at 642.