Overview
25,477
Total Population
31.3
Median age
48.60%
Female population %
105.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
50.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
24,807
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Maywood's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Maywood is 31.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Maywood's population under 18 was 28.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Maywood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Maywood, 24.24% were under the age of 15, 23.61% aged 15 to 29, 43.03% aged 30 to 64, 8.28% aged 65 to 84, and 0.84% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 713 less females than males in Maywood:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.60% females and 51.40% males in Maywood, CA.
- The Maywood, CA gender ratio is 105.8:100 i.e. 105.8 men to 100 women (1.058).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,346.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,117.
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Race / Ethnicity
Maywood's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Maywood population: 48.55% are White, 1.02% are Black or African American, 1.90% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 31.63% are some other race and 16.12% are multiracial.
- Maywood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 24,807 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 67 (2.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Maywood is White with a population of 12,368 (48.55% of the total population).
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Year by year
Maywood's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 28,632 in the year 2003
- From 2000 to 2010, Maywood's population decreased by 777 (2.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Maywood's population decreased by 2,337 (8.54%), 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, Maywood's population was lowest in year 2022 at 24,122.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)