Owego Town, New York Population

Overview

18,796

Total Population

45.2

Median age

50.85%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

422

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Owego town is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Owego town's population under 18 was 21.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Owego town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Owego town, 16.98% were under the age of 15, 15.47% aged 15 to 29, 47.71% aged 30 to 64, 17.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 320 more females than males in Owego town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.85% females and 49.15% males in Owego Town, New York.
The Owego Town, New York gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 861.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 917.

Owego town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Owego town population: 95.74% are White, 0.84% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.03% are Asian, 0.52% are some other race and 1.82% are multiracial.
Owego town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 422 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,374 (97.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Owego town is White with a population of 17,996 (95.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,411 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Owego town's population decreased by 621 (3.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Owego town's population decreased by 1,044 (5.28%), 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, Owego town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 18,653.