Gate City, VA Population

Overview

1,908

Total Population

46.6

Median age

54.19%

Female population %

84.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

74.7

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

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

The median age in Gate City is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gate City's population under 18 was 20.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gate City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gate City, 15.30% were under the age of 15, 15.62% aged 15 to 29, 41.61% aged 30 to 64, 23.38% aged 65 to 84, and 4.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 160 more females than males in Gate City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.19% females and 45.81% males in Gate City, VA.
The Gate City, VA gender ratio is 84.5:100 i.e. 84.5 men to 100 women (0.845).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 113.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 95.

Gate City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gate City population: 98.48% are White, 0.52% are Black or African American and 1% are multiracial.
Gate City'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 1,908 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gate City is White with a population of 1,879 (98.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,123 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Gate City's population decreased by 1,080 (34.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gate City's population increased by 2 (0.10%), 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, Gate City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,865.