Silas, AL Population

Overview

535

Total Population

42.8

Median age

48.60%

Female population %

105.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.3

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

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

The median age in Silas is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silas's population under 18 was 24.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silas's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silas, 15.70% were under the age of 15, 14.02% aged 15 to 29, 45.05% aged 30 to 64, 22.62% aged 65 to 84, and 2.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Silas:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.60% females and 51.40% males in Silas, AL.
The Silas, AL gender ratio is 105.8:100 i.e. 105.8 men to 100 women (1.058).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 44.

Silas's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Silas population: 67.66% are White, 31.96% are Black or African American and 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Silas'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 535 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silas is White with a population of 362 (67.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 517 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Silas's population decreased by 50 (9.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silas's population decreased by 98 (20.99%), 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, Silas's population was lowest in year 2022 at 365.