Piedmont, WV Population

Overview

873

Total Population

45.2

Median age

47.88%

Female population %

108.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

62.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Piedmont is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Piedmont's population under 18 was 23.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Piedmont's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Piedmont, 19.47% were under the age of 15, 15.58% aged 15 to 29, 46.16% aged 30 to 64, 17.75% aged 65 to 84, and 1.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 less females than males in Piedmont:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.88% females and 52.12% males in Piedmont, WV.
The Piedmont, WV gender ratio is 108.9:100 i.e. 108.9 men to 100 women (1.089).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 92.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 56.

Piedmont's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Piedmont population: 63.80% are White, 31.27% are Black or African American and 4.93% are multiracial.
Piedmont's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 857 (98.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Piedmont is White with a population of 557 (63.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 999 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Piedmont's population decreased by 126 (12.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Piedmont's population decreased by 160 (18.33%), 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, Piedmont's population was lowest in year 2022 at 703.