Pawling Town, New York Population

Overview

8,024

Total Population

47.9

Median age

48.99%

Female population %

104.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

53.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,158

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pawling town is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pawling town's population under 18 was 21.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pawling town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pawling town, 16.10% were under the age of 15, 16.72% aged 15 to 29, 48.44% aged 30 to 64, 16.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 162 less females than males in Pawling town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.99% females and 51.01% males in Pawling Town, New York.
The Pawling Town, New York gender ratio is 104.1:100 i.e. 104.1 men to 100 women (1.041).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 440.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 429.

Pawling town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pawling town population: 85.88% are White, 3.12% are Black or African American, 0.91% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.82% are some other race and 4.21% are multiracial.
Pawling town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,158 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,866 (85.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pawling town is White with a population of 6,891 (85.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,454 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Pawling town's population increased by 895 (11.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pawling town's population decreased by 479 (5.67%), 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, Pawling town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,559.