Smithers, WV Population

Overview

1,025

Total Population

54.9

Median age

61.07%

Female population %

63.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

135.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

96

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Smithers is 54.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Smithers's population under 18 was 14.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Smithers's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 44.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Smithers, 13.17% were under the age of 15, 7.32% aged 15 to 29, 35.22% aged 30 to 64, 41.66% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 227 more females than males in Smithers:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.07% females and 38.93% males in Smithers, WV.
The Smithers, WV gender ratio is 63.7:100 i.e. 63.7 men to 100 women (0.637).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 104.

Smithers's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Smithers population: 80.29% are White, 10.34% are Black or African American and 9.37% are multiracial.
Smithers's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 96 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 929 (90.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Smithers is White with a population of 823 (80.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 901 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Smithers's population decreased by 85 (9.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Smithers's population decreased by 73 (8.95%), 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, Smithers's population was lowest in year 2022 at 720.