Ossipee, NC Population

Overview

466

Total Population

48.1

Median age

53.65%

Female population %

86.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

28.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ossipee is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ossipee's population under 18 was 7.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ossipee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ossipee, 6.44% were under the age of 15, 32.62% aged 15 to 29, 45.49% aged 30 to 64, 14.81% aged 65 to 84, and 0.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 more females than males in Ossipee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.65% females and 46.35% males in Ossipee, NC.
The Ossipee, NC gender ratio is 86.4:100 i.e. 86.4 men to 100 women (0.864).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 49.

Ossipee's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ossipee population: 78.33% are White, 11.37% are Black or African American and 10.30% are multiracial.
Ossipee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 428 (91.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ossipee is White with a population of 365 (78.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 635 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Ossipee's population decreased by 64 (10.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ossipee's population decreased by 8 (1.46%), 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, Ossipee's population was lowest in year 2020 at 539.