Elmer City, WA Population

Overview

284

Total Population

48.5

Median age

55.63%

Female population %

79.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

118.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Elmer City is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elmer City's population under 18 was 25.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elmer City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elmer City, 20.77% were under the age of 15, 11.97% aged 15 to 29, 33.80% aged 30 to 64, 30.28% aged 65 to 84, and 3.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Elmer City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.63% females and 44.37% males in Elmer City, WA.
The Elmer City, WA gender ratio is 79.7:100 i.e. 79.7 men to 100 women (0.797).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 21.

Elmer City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elmer City population: 51.76% are White, 41.90% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.06% are some other race and 5.28% are multiracial.
Elmer City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 263 (92.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elmer City is White with a population of 147 (51.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 261 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Elmer City's population decreased by 10 (3.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elmer City's population decreased by 11 (4.38%), 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, Elmer City's population was lowest in year 2020 at 240.