Lewisburg, WV Population

Overview

3,923

Total Population

40.9

Median age

56.41%

Female population %

77.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

107.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

158

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lewisburg is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lewisburg's population under 18 was 21.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lewisburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lewisburg, 20.19% were under the age of 15, 9.05% aged 15 to 29, 39.20% aged 30 to 64, 28.88% aged 65 to 84, and 2.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 503 more females than males in Lewisburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.41% females and 43.59% males in Lewisburg, WV.
The Lewisburg, WV gender ratio is 77.3:100 i.e. 77.3 men to 100 women (0.773).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 197.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 300.

Lewisburg's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lewisburg population: 89.42% are White, 3.36% are Black or African American, 5.30% are Asian and 1.91% are multiracial.
Lewisburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 158 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,765 (95.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lewisburg is White with a population of 3,508 (89.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,951 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Lewisburg's population increased by 204 (5.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lewisburg's population increased by 74 (1.93%), 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, Lewisburg's population was lowest in year 2009 at 3,534.