Otsego, New York Population

Overview

3,695

Total Population

54.4

Median age

52.67%

Female population %

89.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

66.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

173

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Otsego town is 54.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Otsego town's population under 18 was 12.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Otsego town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Otsego town, 8.96% were under the age of 15, 17.05% aged 15 to 29, 42.98% aged 30 to 64, 26.71% aged 65 to 84, and 4.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 197 more females than males in Otsego town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.67% females and 47.33% males in Otsego, New York.
The Otsego, New York gender ratio is 89.9:100 i.e. 89.9 men to 100 women (0.899).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 203.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 271.

Otsego town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Otsego town population: 91.18% are White, 1.81% are Black or African American, 1.95% are Asian, 1.30% are some other race and 3.76% are multiracial.
Otsego town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 173 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,522 (95.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Otsego town is White with a population of 3,369 (91.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,084 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Otsego town's population increased by 25 (0.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Otsego town's population decreased by 271 (6.94%), 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, Otsego town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,627.