Dillsboro, NC Population

Overview

210

Total Population

44.3

Median age

60.48%

Female population %

65.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dillsboro is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dillsboro's population under 18 was 14.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dillsboro's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dillsboro, 9.52% were under the age of 15, 22.86% aged 15 to 29, 38.57% aged 30 to 64, 28.57% aged 65 to 84, and 0.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 more females than males in Dillsboro:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.48% females and 39.52% males in Dillsboro, NC.
The Dillsboro, NC gender ratio is 65.4:100 i.e. 65.4 men to 100 women (0.654).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 10.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 23.

Dillsboro's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dillsboro population: 82.38% are White, 2.86% are some other race and 14.76% are multiracial.
Dillsboro's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 205 (97.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dillsboro is White with a population of 173 (82.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 246 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Dillsboro's population decreased by 6 (2.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dillsboro's population decreased by 23 (9.91%), 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, Dillsboro's population was lowest in year 2020 at 209.