Sophia, WV Population

Overview

1,242

Total Population

49.6

Median age

56.84%

Female population %

75.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

77.4

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

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

The median age in Sophia is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sophia's population under 18 was 17.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sophia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sophia, 14.33% were under the age of 15, 14.09% aged 15 to 29, 42.27% aged 30 to 64, 23.35% aged 65 to 84, and 5.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 170 more females than males in Sophia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.84% females and 43.16% males in Sophia, WV.
The Sophia, WV gender ratio is 75.9:100 i.e. 75.9 men to 100 women (0.759).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 112.

Sophia's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Sophia population: 99.44% are White and 0.56% are Black or African American.
Sophia'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 1,242 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sophia is White with a population of 1,235 (99.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,348 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Sophia's population increased by 25 (1.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sophia's population decreased by 213 (15.93%), 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, Sophia's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,093.