Oak City, NC Population

Overview

445

Total Population

54.5

Median age

56.63%

Female population %

76.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

72.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oak City is 54.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oak City's population under 18 was 13.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oak City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oak City, 11.01% were under the age of 15, 15.28% aged 15 to 29, 42.70% aged 30 to 64, 25.17% aged 65 to 84, and 5.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 more females than males in Oak City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.63% females and 43.37% males in Oak City, NC.
The Oak City, NC gender ratio is 76.6:100 i.e. 76.6 men to 100 women (0.766).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 73.

Oak City's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Oak City population: 26.97% are White and 73.03% are Black or African American.
Oak City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 442 (99.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oak City is Black or African American with a population of 325 (73.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 368 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Oak City's population decreased by 54 (14.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oak City's population decreased by 45 (14.33%), 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, Oak City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 263.