Fort Deposit, AL Population

Overview

1,899

Total Population

33.4

Median age

50.55%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Fort Deposit's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fort Deposit is 33.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Deposit's population under 18 was 27.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Deposit's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Deposit, 22.91% were under the age of 15, 23.28% aged 15 to 29, 41.71% aged 30 to 64, 12.11% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Fort Deposit:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.55% females and 49.45% males in Fort Deposit, AL.
The Fort Deposit, AL gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 128.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 112.

Fort Deposit's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Deposit population: 15.64% are White and 84.36% are Black or African American.
Fort Deposit's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,899 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Deposit is Black or African American with a population of 1,602 (84.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,374 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Deposit's population decreased by 24 (1.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Deposit's population decreased by 132 (9.78%), 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, Fort Deposit's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,155.