Jay, FL Population

Overview

635

Total Population

42.9

Median age

53.54%

Female population %

86.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

74.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jay is 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jay's population under 18 was 25.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jay, 23.31% were under the age of 15, 13.86% aged 15 to 29, 43.62% aged 30 to 64, 17.32% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 45 more females than males in Jay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.54% females and 46.46% males in Jay, FL.
The Jay, FL gender ratio is 86.8:100 i.e. 86.8 men to 100 women (0.868).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 57.

Jay's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jay population: 91.97% are White, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.89% are Asian and 5.83% are multiracial.
Jay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 631 (99.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jay is White with a population of 584 (91.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 738 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Jay's population decreased by 100 (15.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jay's population decreased by 5 (0.94%), 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, Jay's population was lowest in year 2020 at 529.