Gadsden, TN Population

Overview

470

Total Population

48.2

Median age

60.64%

Female population %

64.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

69.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gadsden is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gadsden's population under 18 was 22.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gadsden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gadsden, 17.45% were under the age of 15, 14.47% aged 15 to 29, 44.68% aged 30 to 64, 19.79% aged 65 to 84, and 3.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 100 more females than males in Gadsden:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.64% females and 39.36% males in Gadsden, TN.
The Gadsden, TN gender ratio is 64.9:100 i.e. 64.9 men to 100 women (0.649).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 39.

Gadsden's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gadsden population: 85.11% are White, 12.55% are Black or African American, 0.85% are Asian and 1.49% are some other race.
Gadsden's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 462 (98.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gadsden is White with a population of 4 (85.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 509 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Gadsden's population decreased by 23 (4.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gadsden's population decreased by 9 (1.87%), 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, Gadsden's population was lowest in year 2019 at 468.