Salamanca Town, New York Population

Overview

580

Total Population

49.2

Median age

46.55%

Female population %

114.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

57.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Salamanca town is 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Salamanca town's population under 18 was 20.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Salamanca town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Salamanca town, 10.17% were under the age of 15, 17.76% aged 15 to 29, 45.86% aged 30 to 64, 22.76% aged 65 to 84, and 3.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 less females than males in Salamanca town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.55% females and 53.45% males in Salamanca Town, New York.
The Salamanca Town, New York gender ratio is 114.8:100 i.e. 114.8 men to 100 women (1.148).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 30.

Salamanca town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Salamanca town population: 87.59% are White, 9.83% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.59% are multiracial.
Salamanca town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 58 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Salamanca town is White with a population of 508 (87.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 553 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Salamanca town's population decreased by 81 (14.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Salamanca town's population decreased by 2 (0.42%), 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, Salamanca town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 447.