Littleton, NC Population

Overview

479

Total Population

56.4

Median age

58.46%

Female population %

71.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

85.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Littleton is 56.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Littleton's population under 18 was 21.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Littleton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Littleton, 13.15% were under the age of 15, 15.87% aged 15 to 29, 38.00% aged 30 to 64, 27.35% aged 65 to 84, and 5.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 81 more females than males in Littleton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.46% females and 41.54% males in Littleton, NC.
The Littleton, NC gender ratio is 71.1:100 i.e. 71.1 men to 100 women (0.711).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 35.

Littleton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Littleton population: 54.07% are White, 41.96% are Black or African American, 0.63% are some other race and 3.34% are multiracial.
Littleton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 447 (93.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Littleton is White with a population of 259 (54.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 688 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Littleton's population decreased by 39 (5.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Littleton's population decreased by 88 (13.56%), 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, Littleton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 550.