Loretto, TN Population

Overview

1,703

Total Population

43.3

Median age

55.14%

Female population %

81.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

55

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Loretto is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Loretto's population under 18 was 23.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Loretto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Loretto, 18.32% were under the age of 15, 18.67% aged 15 to 29, 42.40% aged 30 to 64, 18.67% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 175 more females than males in Loretto:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.14% females and 44.86% males in Loretto, TN.
The Loretto, TN gender ratio is 81.4:100 i.e. 81.4 men to 100 women (0.814).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 86.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 148.

Loretto's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Loretto population: 99.30% are White and 0.70% are multiracial.
Loretto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 55 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,648 (96.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Loretto is White with a population of 1,691 (99.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,804 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Loretto's population decreased by 49 (2.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Loretto's population increased by 43 (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, Loretto's population was lowest in year 2013 at 1,692.