Shoreham, NY Population

Overview

514

Total Population

54.1

Median age

50.97%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

108.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

67

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shoreham is 54.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shoreham's population under 18 was 21.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shoreham's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shoreham, 19.26% were under the age of 15, 10.12% aged 15 to 29, 37.94% aged 30 to 64, 31.13% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Shoreham:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.97% females and 49.03% males in Shoreham, NY.
The Shoreham, NY gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 27.

Shoreham's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shoreham population: 84.82% are White, 2.14% are Asian, 0.78% are some other race and 12.26% are multiracial.
Shoreham's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 67 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 447 (86.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shoreham is White with a population of 436 (84.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 545 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Shoreham's population increased by 87 (19.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shoreham's population decreased by 17 (3.16%), 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, Shoreham's population was lowest in year 2008 at 446.