Rupert, WV Population

Overview

1,091

Total Population

38.6

Median age

56.28%

Female population %

77.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rupert is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rupert's population under 18 was 24.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rupert's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rupert, 23.56% were under the age of 15, 12.65% aged 15 to 29, 50.69% aged 30 to 64, 13.11% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 137 more females than males in Rupert:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.28% females and 43.72% males in Rupert, WV.
The Rupert, WV gender ratio is 77.7:100 i.e. 77.7 men to 100 women (0.777).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 85.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 126.

Rupert's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rupert population: 94.78% are White, 2.75% are some other race and 2.47% are multiracial.
Rupert's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,031 (94.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rupert is White with a population of 1,034 (94.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 954 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Rupert's population decreased by 3 (0.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rupert's population decreased by 73 (7.72%), 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, Rupert's population was lowest in year 2022 at 857.