New Palestine, IN Population

Overview

2,670

Total Population

45.4

Median age

49.89%

Female population %

100.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.1

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

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

The median age in New Palestine is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Palestine's population under 18 was 21.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Palestine's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Palestine, 18.35% were under the age of 15, 11.42% aged 15 to 29, 51.84% aged 30 to 64, 16.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 less females than males in New Palestine:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.89% females and 50.11% males in New Palestine, IN.
The New Palestine, IN gender ratio is 100.5:100 i.e. 100.5 men to 100 women (1.005).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 155.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 124.

New Palestine's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of New Palestine population: 98.73% are White, 0.19% are Asian and 1.09% are multiracial.
New Palestine'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 2,67 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Palestine is White with a population of 2,636 (98.73% of the total population).

New Palestine's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,247 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, New Palestine's population increased by 896 (73.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Palestine's population increased by 652 (30.90%), 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 Palestine's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,214.