Thorne Bay, AK Population

Overview

470

Total Population

54.6

Median age

48.94%

Female population %

104.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thorne Bay is 54.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thorne Bay's population under 18 was 17.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thorne Bay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thorne Bay, 15.11% were under the age of 15, 12.34% aged 15 to 29, 48.30% aged 30 to 64, 24.26% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 less females than males in Thorne Bay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.94% females and 51.06% males in Thorne Bay, AK.
The Thorne Bay, AK gender ratio is 104.3:100 i.e. 104.3 men to 100 women (1.043).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 37.

Thorne Bay's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Thorne Bay population: 95.32% are White, 2.77% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.91% are multiracial.
Thorne Bay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 457 (97.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thorne Bay is White with a population of 448 (95.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 555 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Thorne Bay's population decreased by 81 (14.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thorne Bay's population decreased by 1 (0.21%), 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, Thorne Bay's population was lowest in year 2022 at 466.