Old Fort, NC Population

Overview

644

Total Population

49.6

Median age

53.42%

Female population %

87.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

85.6

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

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

The median age in Old Fort is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Old Fort's population under 18 was 16.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Old Fort's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Old Fort, 15.37% were under the age of 15, 13.04% aged 15 to 29, 40.84% aged 30 to 64, 23.29% aged 65 to 84, and 7.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 more females than males in Old Fort:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.42% females and 46.58% males in Old Fort, NC.
The Old Fort, NC gender ratio is 87.2:100 i.e. 87.2 men to 100 women (0.872).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 45.

Old Fort's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Old Fort population: 86.65% are White, 5.12% are Black or African American and 8.23% are multiracial.
Old Fort'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 644 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Old Fort is White with a population of 558 (86.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 938 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Old Fort's population decreased by 24 (2.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Old Fort's population decreased by 92 (10.18%), 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, Old Fort's population was lowest in year 2020 at 812.