Leyden, New York Population

Overview

1,792

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

65.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Leyden town is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leyden town's population under 18 was 26.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leyden town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leyden town, 23.27% were under the age of 15, 14.45% aged 15 to 29, 45.81% aged 30 to 64, 15.35% aged 65 to 84, and 1.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 more females than males in Leyden town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Leyden, New York.
The Leyden, New York gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 121.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 85.

Leyden town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Leyden town population: 97.21% are White, 0.17% are Black or African American, 1.45% are Asian, 0.73% are some other race and 0.45% are multiracial.
Leyden town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,761 (98.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leyden town is White with a population of 1,742 (97.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,841 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Leyden town's population decreased by 3 (0.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leyden town's population decreased by 227 (12.66%), 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, Leyden town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,566.