Lost Creek, WV Population

Overview

373

Total Population

42.1

Median age

60.86%

Female population %

64.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lost Creek is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lost Creek's population under 18 was 22.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lost Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lost Creek, 19.30% were under the age of 15, 24.13% aged 15 to 29, 42.36% aged 30 to 64, 13.67% aged 65 to 84, and 0.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 81 more females than males in Lost Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.86% females and 39.14% males in Lost Creek, WV.
The Lost Creek, WV gender ratio is 64.3:100 i.e. 64.3 men to 100 women (0.643).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 58.

Lost Creek's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lost Creek population: 96.51% are White, 0.80% are Black or African American, 1.34% are some other race and 1.34% are multiracial.
Lost Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 368 (98.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lost Creek is White with a population of 36 (96.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 503 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Lost Creek's population increased by 27 (5.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lost Creek's population decreased by 133 (27.03%), 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, Lost Creek's population was lowest in year 2022 at 353.