Matewan, WV Population

Overview

509

Total Population

46.1

Median age

60.12%

Female population %

66.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

68.5

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

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

The median age in Matewan is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Matewan's population under 18 was 18.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Matewan's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Matewan, 15.72% were under the age of 15, 12.57% aged 15 to 29, 46.76% aged 30 to 64, 24.36% aged 65 to 84, and 0.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 103 more females than males in Matewan:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.12% females and 39.88% males in Matewan, WV.
The Matewan, WV gender ratio is 66.3:100 i.e. 66.3 men to 100 women (0.663).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 56.

Matewan's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Matewan population: 90.37% are White, 3.34% are Black or African American and 6.29% are multiracial.
Matewan'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 509 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Matewan is White with a population of 46 (90.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 511 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Matewan's population increased by 2 (0.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Matewan's population decreased by 87 (17.43%), 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, Matewan's population was lowest in year 2022 at 394.