Orrum, NC Population

Overview

57

Total Population

52.8

Median age

54.39%

Female population %

83.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orrum is 52.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orrum's population under 18 was 14.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orrum's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orrum, 10.53% were under the age of 15, 8.77% aged 15 to 29, 57.89% aged 30 to 64, 22.81% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Orrum:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.39% females and 45.61% males in Orrum, NC.
The Orrum, NC gender ratio is 83.9:100 i.e. 83.9 men to 100 women (0.839).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 4.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 10.

Orrum's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Orrum population: 56.14% are White, 15.79% are Black or African American and 28.07% are some other race.
Orrum's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 41 (71.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orrum is White with a population of 32 (56.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 132 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Orrum's population decreased by 52 (40.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orrum's population decreased by 18 (23.68%), 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, Orrum's population was lowest in year 2020 at 58.