Horseheads Town, New York Population

Overview

19,326

Total Population

45.1

Median age

51.85%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

588

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Horseheads town is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Horseheads town's population under 18 was 19.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Horseheads town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Horseheads town, 16.34% were under the age of 15, 18.57% aged 15 to 29, 44.29% aged 30 to 64, 14.98% aged 65 to 84, and 5.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 716 more females than males in Horseheads town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.85% females and 48.15% males in Horseheads Town, New York.
The Horseheads Town, New York gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 820.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 838.

Horseheads town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Horseheads town population: 86.68% are White, 3.79% are Black or African American, 3% are Asian, 0.43% are some other race and 6.09% are multiracial.
Horseheads town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 588 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,738 (96.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Horseheads town is White with a population of 16,752 (86.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,722 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Horseheads town's population decreased by 74 (0.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Horseheads town's population decreased by 178 (0.91%), 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, Horseheads town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 18,733.