Melfa, VA Population

Overview

438

Total Population

45.8

Median age

56.85%

Female population %

75.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Melfa is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melfa's population under 18 was 29.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melfa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melfa, 15.98% were under the age of 15, 23.97% aged 15 to 29, 37.44% aged 30 to 64, 21.69% aged 65 to 84, and 0.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 more females than males in Melfa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.85% females and 43.15% males in Melfa, VA.
The Melfa, VA gender ratio is 75.9:100 i.e. 75.9 men to 100 women (0.759).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 61.

Melfa's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Melfa population: 72.15% are White, 21.69% are Black or African American, 5.94% are some other race and 0.23% are multiracial.
Melfa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 435 (99.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melfa is White with a population of 316 (72.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 454 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Melfa's population decreased by 53 (11.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melfa's population decreased by 3 (0.75%), 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, Melfa's population was lowest in year 2019 at 388.