Encampment, WY Population

Overview

297

Total Population

49.3

Median age

55.89%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

66.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Encampment is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Encampment's population under 18 was 15.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Encampment's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Encampment, 9.09% were under the age of 15, 10.44% aged 15 to 29, 49.49% aged 30 to 64, 29.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 more females than males in Encampment:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.89% females and 44.11% males in Encampment, WY.
The Encampment, WY gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 31.

Encampment's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Encampment population: 95.96% are White and 4.04% are multiracial.
Encampment's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 297 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Encampment is White with a population of 285 (95.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 457 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Encampment's population increased by 9 (2.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Encampment's population increased by 1 (0.22%), 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, Encampment's population was lowest in year 2018 at 426.