Hertford, NC Population

Overview

2,050

Total Population

43.0

Median age

61.46%

Female population %

62.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

67.6

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

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

The median age in Hertford is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hertford's population under 18 was 23.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hertford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hertford, 21.12% were under the age of 15, 15.02% aged 15 to 29, 44.63% aged 30 to 64, 15.85% aged 65 to 84, and 3.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 470 more females than males in Hertford:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.46% females and 38.54% males in Hertford, NC.
The Hertford, NC gender ratio is 62.7:100 i.e. 62.7 men to 100 women (0.627).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 109.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 202.

Hertford's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hertford population: 50.20% are White, 47.46% are Black or African American, 0.05% are Asian, 0.59% are some other race and 1.71% are multiracial.
Hertford'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 1,99 (97.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hertford is White with a population of 1,029 (50.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,201 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Hertford's population increased by 49 (2.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hertford's population decreased by 208 (9.70%), 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, Hertford's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,937.