Masontown, WV Population

Overview

526

Total Population

48.5

Median age

42.78%

Female population %

133.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

54.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Masontown is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Masontown's population under 18 was 14.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Masontown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Masontown, 9.32% were under the age of 15, 23.38% aged 15 to 29, 41.25% aged 30 to 64, 21.29% aged 65 to 84, and 4.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 76 less females than males in Masontown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.78% females and 57.22% males in Masontown, WV.
The Masontown, WV gender ratio is 133.8:100 i.e. 133.8 men to 100 women (1.338).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 39.

Masontown's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Masontown population: 97.15% are White and 2.85% are multiracial.
Masontown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 526 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Masontown is White with a population of 511 (97.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 660 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Masontown's population decreased by 99 (15.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Masontown's population decreased by 42 (7.66%), 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, Masontown's population was lowest in year 2020 at 506.