Fort Lawn, SC Population

Overview

947

Total Population

36.2

Median age

55.12%

Female population %

81.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

66.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fort Lawn is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Lawn's population under 18 was 28.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Lawn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Lawn, 26.29% were under the age of 15, 15.21% aged 15 to 29, 44.88% aged 30 to 64, 11.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 97 more females than males in Fort Lawn:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.12% females and 44.88% males in Fort Lawn, SC.
The Fort Lawn, SC gender ratio is 81.4:100 i.e. 81.4 men to 100 women (0.814).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 80.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 70.

Fort Lawn's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Lawn population: 59.98% are White, 36.64% are Black or African American, 0.42% are some other race and 2.96% are multiracial.
Fort Lawn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 941 (99.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Lawn is White with a population of 568 (59.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 964 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Lawn's population increased by 50 (5.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Lawn's population increased by 69 (7.71%), 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 Lawn's population was lowest in year 2009 at 793.