Portville Town, New York Population

Overview

3,532

Total Population

45.1

Median age

52.49%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

72.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Portville town is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portville town's population under 18 was 24.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portville town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portville town, 20.19% were under the age of 15, 14.86% aged 15 to 29, 43.29% aged 30 to 64, 19.45% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 176 more females than males in Portville town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.49% females and 47.51% males in Portville Town, New York.
The Portville Town, New York gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 161.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 191.

Portville town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Portville town population: 94.48% are White, 2.35% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are some other race and 2.49% are multiracial.
Portville town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,506 (99.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portville town is White with a population of 3,337 (94.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,935 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Portville town's population decreased by 205 (5.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portville town's population decreased by 226 (6.06%), 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, Portville town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,464.