Siler City, NC Population

Overview

7,742

Total Population

35.5

Median age

53.59%

Female population %

86.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

57.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,098

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Siler City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Siler City is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Siler City's population under 18 was 28.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Siler City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Siler City, 22.85% were under the age of 15, 21.95% aged 15 to 29, 41.41% aged 30 to 64, 11.48% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 556 more females than males in Siler City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.59% females and 46.41% males in Siler City, NC.
The Siler City, NC gender ratio is 86.6:100 i.e. 86.6 men to 100 women (0.866).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 375.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 521.

Siler City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Siler City population: 45.38% are White, 18.47% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.32% are Asian, 26.50% are some other race and 9.14% are multiracial.
Siler City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 4,098 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,644 (47.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Siler City is White with a population of 3,513 (45.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,790 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Siler City's population increased by 786 (11.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Siler City's population decreased by 94 (1.20%), 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, Siler City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,068.