Mayodan, NC Population

Overview

2,428

Total Population

50.5

Median age

50.21%

Female population %

99.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

79

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mayodan is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mayodan's population under 18 was 18.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mayodan's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mayodan, 16.68% were under the age of 15, 12.77% aged 15 to 29, 46.62% aged 30 to 64, 20.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Mayodan:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.21% females and 49.79% males in Mayodan, NC.
The Mayodan, NC gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 173.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 119.

Mayodan's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mayodan population: 79.12% are White, 12.60% are Black or African American, 5.19% are Asian, 0.25% are some other race and 2.84% are multiracial.
Mayodan's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 79 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,349 (96.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mayodan is White with a population of 1,921 (79.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,581 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Mayodan's population increased by 51 (2.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mayodan's population decreased by 86 (3.44%), 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, Mayodan's population was lowest in year 2018 at 2,396.