Age
New Scotland town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in New Scotland town is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- New Scotland town's population under 18 was 16.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- New Scotland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in New Scotland town, 13.49% were under the age of 15, 19.66% aged 15 to 29, 47.27% aged 30 to 64, 17.74% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 136 more females than males in New Scotland town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in New Scotland, New York.
- The New Scotland, New York gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 477.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 446.
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Race / Ethnicity
New Scotland town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of New Scotland town population: 94.88% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 1.43% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 3.01% are multiracial.
- New Scotland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,894 (98.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in New Scotland town is White with a population of 8,6 (94.88% of the total population).
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Year by year
New Scotland town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 9,085 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, New Scotland town's population increased by 60 (0.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, New Scotland town's population increased by 444 (5.14%), 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 Scotland town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,581.
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