Taylorsville, NC Population

Overview

2,332

Total Population

41.9

Median age

61.54%

Female population %

62.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

70.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

143

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Taylorsville is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taylorsville's population under 18 was 17.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taylorsville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taylorsville, 17.07% were under the age of 15, 19.08% aged 15 to 29, 39.75% aged 30 to 64, 19.25% aged 65 to 84, and 4.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 538 more females than males in Taylorsville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.54% females and 38.46% males in Taylorsville, NC.
The Taylorsville, NC gender ratio is 62.5:100 i.e. 62.5 men to 100 women (0.625).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 117.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 125.

Taylorsville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Taylorsville population: 74.66% are White, 15.05% are Black or African American, 0.26% are Asian, 3.90% are some other race and 6.13% are multiracial.
Taylorsville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 143 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,189 (93.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taylorsville is White with a population of 1,741 (74.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,319 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Taylorsville's population decreased by 146 (6.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taylorsville's population increased by 227 (10.85%), 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, Taylorsville's population was lowest in year 2011 at 2,078.