Porum, OK Population

Overview

821

Total Population

26.1

Median age

47.50%

Female population %

110.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

88.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Porum's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Porum is 26.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Porum's population under 18 was 41.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Porum's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Porum, 38.49% were under the age of 15, 20.10% aged 15 to 29, 32.89% aged 30 to 64, 8.28% aged 65 to 84, and 0.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 less females than males in Porum:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.50% females and 52.50% males in Porum, OK.
The Porum, OK gender ratio is 110.5:100 i.e. 110.5 men to 100 women (1.105).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 97.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 48.

Porum's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Porum population: 66.63% are White, 14.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 19.12% are multiracial.
Porum's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 817 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Porum is White with a population of 547 (66.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 768 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Porum's population decreased by 20 (2.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Porum's population decreased by 126 (17.31%), 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, Porum's population was lowest in year 2020 at 602.