Fountain, NC Population

Overview

272

Total Population

43.5

Median age

58.82%

Female population %

7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

60.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fountain is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fountain's population under 18 was 23.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fountain's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fountain, 16.54% were under the age of 15, 26.10% aged 15 to 29, 36.03% aged 30 to 64, 13.97% aged 65 to 84, and 7.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 more females than males in Fountain:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.82% females and 41.18% males in Fountain, NC.
The Fountain, NC gender ratio is 7:100 i.e. 7 men to 100 women (0.700).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 15.

Fountain's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fountain population: 47.79% are White, 48.53% are Black or African American and 3.68% are multiracial.
Fountain's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 264 (97.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fountain is Black or African American with a population of 132 (48.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 524 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Fountain's population decreased by 91 (17.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fountain's population decreased by 46 (10.75%), 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, Fountain's population was lowest in year 2020 at 382.