Turkey, NC Population

Overview

410

Total Population

26.5

Median age

62.20%

Female population %

60.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

101.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

128

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Turkey's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Turkey is 26.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Turkey's population under 18 was 32.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Turkey's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Turkey, 32.20% were under the age of 15, 28.54% aged 15 to 29, 21.22% aged 30 to 64, 16.59% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 100 more females than males in Turkey:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.20% females and 37.80% males in Turkey, NC.
The Turkey, NC gender ratio is 60.8:100 i.e. 60.8 men to 100 women (0.608).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 119.

Turkey's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Turkey population: 61.95% are White, 7.56% are Black or African American and 30.49% are some other race.
Turkey's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 128 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 282 (68.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Turkey is White with a population of 254 (61.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 315 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Turkey's population decreased by 10 (3.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Turkey's population decreased by 80 (27.30%), 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, Turkey's population was lowest in year 2021 at 212.