Huntington, New York Population

Overview

204,147

Total Population

46.0

Median age

50.59%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

23,734

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Huntington town is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Huntington town's population under 18 was 21.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Huntington town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Huntington town, 16.96% were under the age of 15, 16.73% aged 15 to 29, 47.24% aged 30 to 64, 16.21% aged 65 to 84, and 2.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,419 more females than males in Huntington town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.59% females and 49.41% males in Huntington, New York.
The Huntington, New York gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 8,525.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 8,836.

Huntington town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Huntington town population: 81.55% are White, 3.99% are Black or African American, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.43% are Asian, 0% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.75% are some other race and 4.89% are multiracial.
Huntington town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 23,734 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 180,413 (88.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Huntington town is White with a population of 166,487 (81.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 204,381 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Huntington town's population increased by 7,384 (3.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Huntington town's population increased by 359 (0.18%), 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, Huntington town's population was lowest in year 2008 at 194,125.