Tamaha, OK Population

Overview

182

Total Population

63.3

Median age

60.44%

Female population %

65.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

104.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tamaha is 63.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tamaha's population under 18 was 8.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tamaha's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 46.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tamaha, 4.40% were under the age of 15, 7.69% aged 15 to 29, 41.21% aged 30 to 64, 45.60% aged 65 to 84, and 1.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 more females than males in Tamaha:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.44% females and 39.56% males in Tamaha, OK.
The Tamaha, OK gender ratio is 65.5:100 i.e. 65.5 men to 100 women (0.655).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 48.

Tamaha's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Tamaha population: 86.81% are White, 4.95% are some other race and 8.24% are multiracial.
Tamaha's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 171 (93.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tamaha is White with a population of 158 (86.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 242 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Tamaha's population increased by 39 (19.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tamaha's population decreased by 88 (36.82%), 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, Tamaha's population was lowest in year 2020 at 151.