Orchid, FL Population

Overview

536

Total Population

70.2

Median age

51.68%

Female population %

93.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

221.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orchid is 70.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orchid's population under 18 was 0.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orchid's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 68.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orchid, 0.75% were under the age of 15, 3.17% aged 15 to 29, 27.99% aged 30 to 64, 63.81% aged 65 to 84, and 4.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Orchid:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.68% females and 48.32% males in Orchid, FL.
The Orchid, FL gender ratio is 93.5:100 i.e. 93.5 men to 100 women (0.935).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 59.

Orchid's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Orchid population: 80.04% are White, 6.16% are Black or African American and 13.81% are multiracial.
Orchid's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 456 (85.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orchid is White with a population of 429 (80.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 528 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Orchid's population increased by 256 (161.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orchid's population increased by 101 (24.34%), 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, Orchid's population was lowest in year 2000 at 159.