Letcher, SD Population

Overview

187

Total Population

26.9

Median age

55.61%

Female population %

79.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

32.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Letcher is 26.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Letcher's population under 18 was 25.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Letcher's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 5.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Letcher, 18.72% were under the age of 15, 34.76% aged 15 to 29, 40.64% aged 30 to 64, 4.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Letcher:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.61% females and 44.39% males in Letcher, SD.
The Letcher, SD gender ratio is 79.8:100 i.e. 79.8 men to 100 women (0.798).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 12.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 20.

Letcher's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Letcher population: 94.65% are White, 1.07% are Asian and 4.28% are multiracial.
Letcher's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 187 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Letcher is White with a population of 177 (94.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 183 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Letcher's population decreased by 4 (2.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Letcher's population decreased by 21 (12.14%), 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, Letcher's population was lowest in year 2020 at 152.