Gates, TN Population

Overview

480

Total Population

36.5

Median age

55.83%

Female population %

79.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

52.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gates is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gates's population under 18 was 22.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gates's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gates, 18.54% were under the age of 15, 23.75% aged 15 to 29, 41.67% aged 30 to 64, 13.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 more females than males in Gates:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.83% females and 44.17% males in Gates, TN.
The Gates, TN gender ratio is 79.1:100 i.e. 79.1 men to 100 women (0.791).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 33.

Gates's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gates population: 40.21% are White, 56.46% are Black or African American and 3.33% are multiracial.
Gates's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 48 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gates is Black or African American with a population of 271 (56.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 752 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Gates's population decreased by 106 (14.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gates's population increased by 19 (2.94%), 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, Gates's population was lowest in year 2019 at 602.