Phelps Town, New York Population

Overview

6,733

Total Population

40.1

Median age

51.58%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

64.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

524

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Phelps town is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Phelps town's population under 18 was 24.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Phelps town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Phelps town, 21.19% were under the age of 15, 14.47% aged 15 to 29, 46.47% aged 30 to 64, 16.41% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 213 more females than males in Phelps town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.58% females and 48.42% males in Phelps Town, New York.
The Phelps Town, New York gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 347.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 339.

Phelps town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Phelps town population: 88.86% are White, 1.05% are Black or African American, 0.58% are Asian, 4.87% are some other race and 4.63% are multiracial.
Phelps town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 524 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,209 (92.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Phelps town is White with a population of 5,983 (88.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,049 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Phelps town's population increased by 47 (0.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Phelps town's population decreased by 409 (5.80%), 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, Phelps town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,620.