Roxbury, New York Population

Overview

2,001

Total Population

55.4

Median age

50.07%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

81.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Roxbury town is 55.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Roxbury town's population under 18 was 15.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Roxbury town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Roxbury town, 12.04% were under the age of 15, 6.50% aged 15 to 29, 48.58% aged 30 to 64, 31.08% aged 65 to 84, and 1.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Roxbury town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.07% females and 49.93% males in Roxbury, New York.
The Roxbury, New York gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 139.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 155.

Roxbury town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Roxbury town population: 95.45% are White, 2.35% are Black or African American, 0.55% are some other race and 1.65% are multiracial.
Roxbury town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,973 (98.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Roxbury town is White with a population of 1,91 (95.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,495 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Roxbury town's population increased by 4 (0.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Roxbury town's population decreased by 248 (9.94%), 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, Roxbury town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,247.