Fort Laramie, WY Population

Overview

194

Total Population

55.2

Median age

43.30%

Female population %

131:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

71.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fort Laramie is 55.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Laramie's population under 18 was 14.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Laramie's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Laramie, 12.89% were under the age of 15, 19.59% aged 15 to 29, 38.66% aged 30 to 64, 28.87% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 less females than males in Fort Laramie:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.30% females and 56.70% males in Fort Laramie, WY.
The Fort Laramie, WY gender ratio is 131:100 i.e. 131 men to 100 women (1.310).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 16.

Fort Laramie's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Laramie population: 96.91% are White and 3.09% are multiracial.
Fort Laramie's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 189 (97.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Laramie is White with a population of 188 (96.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 243 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Laramie's population decreased by 15 (6.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Laramie's population decreased by 21 (9.21%), 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 Laramie's population was lowest in year 2020 at 207.