Fishkill Town, New York Population

Overview

24,381

Total Population

44.5

Median age

46.49%

Female population %

115.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

51.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,495

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fishkill town is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fishkill town's population under 18 was 15.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fishkill town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fishkill town, 13.01% were under the age of 15, 14.44% aged 15 to 29, 51.73% aged 30 to 64, 18.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,713 less females than males in Fishkill town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.49% females and 53.51% males in Fishkill Town, New York.
The Fishkill Town, New York gender ratio is 115.1:100 i.e. 115.1 men to 100 women (1.151).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,511.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 971.

Fishkill town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fishkill town population: 71.74% are White, 12.83% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.20% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.57% are some other race and 7.44% are multiracial.
Fishkill town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3,495 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,886 (85.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fishkill town is White with a population of 17,492 (71.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 24,236 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Fishkill town's population increased by 4,551 (23.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fishkill town's population increased by 422 (1.77%), 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, Fishkill town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 19,263.