Paden City, WV Population

Overview

2,459

Total Population

41.7

Median age

45.87%

Female population %

118:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Paden City is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Paden City's population under 18 was 18.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Paden City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Paden City, 15.94% were under the age of 15, 14.36% aged 15 to 29, 47.58% aged 30 to 64, 20.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 203 less females than males in Paden City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.87% females and 54.13% males in Paden City, WV.
The Paden City, WV gender ratio is 118:100 i.e. 118 men to 100 women (1.180).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 133.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 143.

Paden City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Paden City population: 97.23% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.57% are some other race and 1.91% are multiracial.
Paden City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,459 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Paden City is White with a population of 2,391 (97.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,801 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Paden City's population decreased by 178 (6.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Paden City's population decreased by 93 (3.55%), 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, Paden City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,341.