Lima Town, New York Population

Overview

4,130

Total Population

39.2

Median age

48.69%

Female population %

105.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

41.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

154

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lima town is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lima town's population under 18 was 20.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lima town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lima town, 16.42% were under the age of 15, 22.20% aged 15 to 29, 48.64% aged 30 to 64, 11.65% aged 65 to 84, and 1.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 108 less females than males in Lima town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.69% females and 51.31% males in Lima Town, New York.
The Lima Town, New York gender ratio is 105.4:100 i.e. 105.4 men to 100 women (1.054).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 323.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 205.

Lima town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lima town population: 93.44% are White, 0.68% are Black or African American, 1.77% are Asian, 1.72% are some other race and 2.40% are multiracial.
Lima town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 154 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,976 (96.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lima town is White with a population of 3,859 (93.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,609 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lima town's population decreased by 351 (7.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lima town's population decreased by 108 (2.54%), 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, Lima town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,045.