Garfield, WA Population

Overview

581

Total Population

44.3

Median age

56.80%

Female population %

76.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.7

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

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

The median age in Garfield is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield's population under 18 was 27.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield, 22.72% were under the age of 15, 13.77% aged 15 to 29, 42.51% aged 30 to 64, 19.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 more females than males in Garfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.80% females and 43.20% males in Garfield, WA.
The Garfield, WA gender ratio is 76.1:100 i.e. 76.1 men to 100 women (0.761).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 44.

Garfield's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield population: 86.57% are White, 1.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 11.88% are multiracial.
Garfield'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 581 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield is White with a population of 503 (86.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 664 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield's population decreased by 39 (6.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield's population decreased by 40 (6.68%), 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, Garfield's population was lowest in year 2020 at 559.