Leicester, NY Population

Overview

520

Total Population

35.6

Median age

53.27%

Female population %

87.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

63.5

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

Leicester's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Leicester is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leicester's population under 18 was 27.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leicester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leicester, 23.65% were under the age of 15, 18.08% aged 15 to 29, 43.08% aged 30 to 64, 13.65% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 more females than males in Leicester:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.27% females and 46.73% males in Leicester, NY.
The Leicester, NY gender ratio is 87.7:100 i.e. 87.7 men to 100 women (0.877).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 38.

Leicester's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Leicester population: 90.77% are White, 0.38% are Black or African American, 1.73% are Asian and 7.12% are multiracial.
Leicester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 514 (98.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leicester is White with a population of 472 (90.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 471 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Leicester's population decreased by 1 (0.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leicester's population decreased by 3 (0.64%), 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, Leicester's population was lowest in year 2009 at 438.