Shorter, AL Population

Overview

306

Total Population

64.5

Median age

45.10%

Female population %

121.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

108.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shorter is 64.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shorter's population under 18 was 4.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shorter's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 47.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shorter, 4.25% were under the age of 15, 9.80% aged 15 to 29, 38.24% aged 30 to 64, 43.14% aged 65 to 84, and 4.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 less females than males in Shorter:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.10% females and 54.90% males in Shorter, AL.
The Shorter, AL gender ratio is 121.7:100 i.e. 121.7 men to 100 women (1.217).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 33.

Shorter's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shorter population: 20.59% are White, 78.76% are Black or African American and 0.65% are multiracial.
Shorter's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 306 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shorter is Black or African American with a population of 241 (78.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 456 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Shorter's population increased by 33 (7.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shorter's population decreased by 63 (13.82%), 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, Shorter's population was lowest in year 2022 at 375.