Fort Plain, NY Population

Overview

1,833

Total Population

43.2

Median age

54.17%

Female population %

84.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

122

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fort Plain is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Plain's population under 18 was 21.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Plain's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Plain, 17.24% were under the age of 15, 13.53% aged 15 to 29, 53.74% aged 30 to 64, 13.91% aged 65 to 84, and 1.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 153 more females than males in Fort Plain:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.17% females and 45.83% males in Fort Plain, NY.
The Fort Plain, NY gender ratio is 84.6:100 i.e. 84.6 men to 100 women (0.846).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 137.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 121.

Fort Plain's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Plain population: 96.02% are White, 1.31% are Black or African American, 1.20% are some other race and 1.47% are multiracial.
Fort Plain's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,711 (93.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Plain is White with a population of 1,76 (96.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,333 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Plain's population increased by 85 (3.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Plain's population decreased by 319 (13.67%), 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 Plain's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,007.