Gassaway, WV Population

Overview

906

Total Population

37.6

Median age

55.19%

Female population %

81.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

70.6

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

Gassaway's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gassaway is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gassaway's population under 18 was 28.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gassaway's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gassaway, 24.28% were under the age of 15, 16.89% aged 15 to 29, 41.72% aged 30 to 64, 13.47% aged 65 to 84, and 3.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 94 more females than males in Gassaway:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.19% females and 44.81% males in Gassaway, WV.
The Gassaway, WV gender ratio is 81.2:100 i.e. 81.2 men to 100 women (0.812).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 97.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 81.

Gassaway's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Gassaway population: 90.07% are White and 9.93% are multiracial.
Gassaway'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 898 (99.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gassaway is White with a population of 816 (90.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 896 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Gassaway's population increased by 34 (3.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gassaway's population decreased by 141 (15.74%), 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, Gassaway's population was lowest in year 2022 at 738.