Tunnelton, WV Population

Overview

362

Total Population

44.0

Median age

49.72%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

38.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Tunnelton is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tunnelton's population under 18 was 15.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tunnelton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tunnelton, 14.36% were under the age of 15, 21.82% aged 15 to 29, 50.28% aged 30 to 64, 11.88% aged 65 to 84, and 1.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Tunnelton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.72% females and 50.28% males in Tunnelton, WV.
The Tunnelton, WV gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 34.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 23.

Tunnelton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Tunnelton population: 95.03% are White, 1.10% are some other race and 3.87% are multiracial.
Tunnelton'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 362 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tunnelton is White with a population of 344 (95.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 328 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Tunnelton's population decreased by 21 (6.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tunnelton's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), 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, Tunnelton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 291.