Margaretville, NY Population

Overview

671

Total Population

47.9

Median age

51.56%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

91.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

234

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Margaretville is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Margaretville's population under 18 was 16.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Margaretville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Margaretville, 15.95% were under the age of 15, 15.05% aged 15 to 29, 37.11% aged 30 to 64, 21.01% aged 65 to 84, and 10.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Margaretville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.56% females and 48.44% males in Margaretville, NY.
The Margaretville, NY gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 34.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 50.

Margaretville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Margaretville population: 63.79% are White, 3.87% are Black or African American, 8.49% are some other race and 23.85% are multiracial.
Margaretville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 234 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 437 (65.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Margaretville is White with a population of 428 (63.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 655 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Margaretville's population decreased by 47 (7.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Margaretville's population decreased by 61 (10.32%), 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, Margaretville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 503.