Plymouth, NC Population

Overview

3,315

Total Population

47.0

Median age

38.19%

Female population %

161.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

51.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plymouth is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plymouth's population under 18 was 19.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plymouth's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plymouth, 12.07% were under the age of 15, 20.15% aged 15 to 29, 45.88% aged 30 to 64, 18.52% aged 65 to 84, and 3.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 783 less females than males in Plymouth:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.19% females and 61.81% males in Plymouth, NC.
The Plymouth, NC gender ratio is 161.8:100 i.e. 161.8 men to 100 women (1.618).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 374.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 242.

Plymouth's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plymouth population: 28.36% are White, 70.08% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.36% are some other race and 0.12% are multiracial.
Plymouth's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,311 (99.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plymouth is Black or African American with a population of 2,323 (70.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,121 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plymouth's population decreased by 275 (6.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plymouth's population decreased by 541 (14.07%), 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, Plymouth's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,249.