Velva, ND Population

Overview

1,120

Total Population

35.5

Median age

55.71%

Female population %

79.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

68.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Velva is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Velva's population under 18 was 28.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Velva's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Velva, 22.23% were under the age of 15, 17.23% aged 15 to 29, 42.05% aged 30 to 64, 15.36% aged 65 to 84, and 3.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 128 more females than males in Velva:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.71% females and 44.29% males in Velva, ND.
The Velva, ND gender ratio is 79.5:100 i.e. 79.5 men to 100 women (0.795).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 57.

Velva's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Velva population: 95.62% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 2.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.36% are Asian, 0.09% are some other race and 0.80% are multiracial.
Velva's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,104 (98.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Velva is White with a population of 1,071 (95.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,244 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Velva's population increased by 8 (0.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Velva's population increased by 4 (0.37%), 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, Velva's population was lowest in year 2008 at 929.