Ray, ND Population

Overview

716

Total Population

35.3

Median age

48.32%

Female population %

106.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

83.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ray is 35.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ray's population under 18 was 29.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ray's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ray, 25.28% were under the age of 15, 15.92% aged 15 to 29, 38.55% aged 30 to 64, 17.18% aged 65 to 84, and 3.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 less females than males in Ray:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.32% females and 51.68% males in Ray, ND.
The Ray, ND gender ratio is 106.9:100 i.e. 106.9 men to 100 women (1.069).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 68.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 55.

Ray's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ray population: 88.27% are White, 1.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are some other race and 9.50% are multiracial.
Ray's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 713 (99.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ray is White with a population of 632 (88.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 914 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Ray's population increased by 65 (12.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ray's population increased by 152 (25.50%), 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, Ray's population was lowest in year 2004 at 521.