Roy, NM Population

Overview

272

Total Population

42.5

Median age

59.93%

Female population %

66.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

35.3

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

175

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Roy is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Roy's population under 18 was 6.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Roy's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Roy, 6.25% were under the age of 15, 28.31% aged 15 to 29, 45.59% aged 30 to 64, 17.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 54 more females than males in Roy:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.93% females and 40.07% males in Roy, NM.
The Roy, NM gender ratio is 66.9:100 i.e. 66.9 men to 100 women (0.669).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 25.

Roy's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Roy population: 28.31% are White, 62.13% are some other race and 9.56% are multiracial.
Roy's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of some other race population in the village.
By ethnicity, 175 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 97 (35.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Roy is some other race with a population of 169 (62.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 295 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Roy's population decreased by 63 (21.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Roy's population decreased by 39 (16.81%), 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, Roy's population was lowest in year 2022 at 186.