Goshen, AL Population

Overview

352

Total Population

40.4

Median age

48.86%

Female population %

104.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Goshen is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Goshen's population under 18 was 32.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Goshen's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Goshen, 20.45% were under the age of 15, 15.62% aged 15 to 29, 48.01% aged 30 to 64, 14.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Goshen:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.86% females and 51.14% males in Goshen, AL.
The Goshen, AL gender ratio is 104.7:100 i.e. 104.7 men to 100 women (1.047).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 40.

Goshen's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Goshen population: 56.53% are White, 41.19% are Black or African American and 2.27% are multiracial.
Goshen's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 346 (98.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Goshen is White with a population of 199 (56.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 315 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Goshen's population decreased by 48 (15.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Goshen's population increased by 2 (0.75%), 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, Goshen's population was lowest in year 2019 at 250.