Age
Guilderland town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Guilderland town is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Guilderland town's population under 18 was 18.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Guilderland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Guilderland town, 15.13% were under the age of 15, 23.57% aged 15 to 29, 42.53% aged 30 to 64, 16.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 514 less females than males in Guilderland town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.30% females and 50.70% males in Guilderland, New York.
- The Guilderland, New York gender ratio is 102.8:100 i.e. 102.8 men to 100 women (1.028).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,887.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,719.
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Race / Ethnicity
Guilderland town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Guilderland town population: 79.54% are White, 4.89% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.43% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.89% are some other race and 4.14% are multiracial.
- Guilderland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 1,855 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,007 (94.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Guilderland town is White with a population of 29,32 (79.54% of the total population).
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Year by year
Guilderland town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 37,156 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Guilderland town's population increased by 1,826 (5.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Guilderland town's population increased by 1,435 (4.06%), 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, Guilderland town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 33,521.
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