Klawock, AK Population

Overview

805

Total Population

44.6

Median age

41.37%

Female population %

141.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.2

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Klawock is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Klawock's population under 18 was 21.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Klawock's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Klawock, 18.26% were under the age of 15, 16.89% aged 15 to 29, 46.71% aged 30 to 64, 17.39% aged 65 to 84, and 0.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 139 less females than males in Klawock:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.37% females and 58.63% males in Klawock, AK.
The Klawock, AK gender ratio is 141.7:100 i.e. 141.7 men to 100 women (1.417).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 53.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 36.

Klawock's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Klawock population: 37.14% are White, 0.50% are Black or African American, 41.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.87% are Asian and 19.88% are multiracial.
Klawock's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 767 (95.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Klawock is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 335 (41.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 853 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Klawock's population decreased by 92 (10.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Klawock's population decreased by 45 (5.91%), 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, Klawock's population was lowest in year 2022 at 705.