Overview
5,208
Total Population
45.5
Median age
53.11%
Female population %
88.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
50-54 years
Largest age group
62.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
New Martinsville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in New Martinsville is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- New Martinsville's population under 18 was 19.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- New Martinsville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in New Martinsville, 16.90% were under the age of 15, 16.49% aged 15 to 29, 45.20% aged 30 to 64, 18.59% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.
![New Martinsville, WV population by age group The graph shows New Martinsville's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/new-martinsville-wv-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 324 more females than males in New Martinsville:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.11% females and 46.89% males in New Martinsville, WV.
- The New Martinsville, WV gender ratio is 88.3:100 i.e. 88.3 men to 100 women (0.883).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 281.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 232.
![New Martinsville, WV population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows New Martinsville, WV population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/new-martinsville-wv-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
New Martinsville's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of New Martinsville population: 98.20% are White, 0.90% are some other race and 0.90% are multiracial.
- New Martinsville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,208 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in New Martinsville is White with a population of 5,114 (98.20% of the total population).
![New Martinsville, WV population by race The bar chart shows New Martinsville, WV population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/new-martinsville-wv-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
New Martinsville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 5,819 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, New Martinsville's population decreased by 472 (8.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, New Martinsville's population decreased by 144 (2.69%), 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, New Martinsville's population was lowest in year 2017 at 5,116.
![New Martinsville, WV population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows New Martinsville's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-new-martinsville-wv-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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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)