Esopus, New York Population

Overview

9,493

Total Population

51.7

Median age

51.48%

Female population %

94.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

64

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Esopus town is 51.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Esopus town's population under 18 was 13.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Esopus town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Esopus town, 9.74% were under the age of 15, 14.71% aged 15 to 29, 51.54% aged 30 to 64, 22.87% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 281 more females than males in Esopus town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.48% females and 48.52% males in Esopus, New York.
The Esopus, New York gender ratio is 94.3:100 i.e. 94.3 men to 100 women (0.943).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 632.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 700.

Esopus town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Esopus town population: 83.79% are White, 5.80% are Black or African American, 0.16% are Asian, 3.42% are some other race and 6.83% are multiracial.
Esopus town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 64 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,853 (93.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Esopus town is White with a population of 7,954 (83.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,662 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Esopus town's population decreased by 284 (3.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Esopus town's population increased by 515 (5.70%), 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, Esopus town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,726.