Sutton, WV Population

Overview

809

Total Population

53.3

Median age

58.22%

Female population %

71.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

63.4

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

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

The median age in Sutton is 53.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sutton's population under 18 was 17.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sutton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sutton, 9.15% were under the age of 15, 18.29% aged 15 to 29, 42.89% aged 30 to 64, 24.85% aged 65 to 84, and 4.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 133 more females than males in Sutton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.22% females and 41.78% males in Sutton, WV.
The Sutton, WV gender ratio is 71.8:100 i.e. 71.8 men to 100 women (0.718).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 66.

Sutton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sutton population: 92.95% are White, 3.83% are Black or African American and 3.21% are multiracial.
Sutton'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 809 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sutton is White with a population of 752 (92.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,030 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sutton's population decreased by 38 (3.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sutton's population decreased by 131 (13.21%), 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, Sutton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 840.