Galway Town, New York Population

Overview

3,543

Total Population

49.6

Median age

45.95%

Female population %

117.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Galway town is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Galway town's population under 18 was 18.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Galway town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Galway town, 15.35% were under the age of 15, 14.71% aged 15 to 29, 46.18% aged 30 to 64, 23.31% aged 65 to 84, and 0.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 287 less females than males in Galway town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.95% females and 54.05% males in Galway Town, New York.
The Galway Town, New York gender ratio is 117.6:100 i.e. 117.6 men to 100 women (1.176).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 172.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 163.

Galway town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Galway town population: 99.32% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American and 0.37% are multiracial.
Galway town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,543 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Galway town is White with a population of 3,519 (99.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,797 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Galway town's population decreased by 39 (1.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Galway town's population decreased by 36 (1.01%), 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, Galway town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,523.