Olanta, SC Population

Overview

509

Total Population

43.8

Median age

64.44%

Female population %

55.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

49.7

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

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

The median age in Olanta is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Olanta's population under 18 was 20.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Olanta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Olanta, 12.18% were under the age of 15, 23.38% aged 15 to 29, 43.42% aged 30 to 64, 17.68% aged 65 to 84, and 3.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 147 more females than males in Olanta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 64.44% females and 35.56% males in Olanta, SC.
The Olanta, SC gender ratio is 55.2:100 i.e. 55.2 men to 100 women (0.552).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 37.

Olanta's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Olanta population: 64.44% are White, 30.26% are Black or African American and 5.30% are multiracial.
Olanta'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 509 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Olanta is White with a population of 328 (64.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 655 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Olanta's population decreased by 64 (10.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Olanta's population decreased by 12 (2.14%), 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, Olanta's population was lowest in year 2021 at 544.