Overview
10,420
Total Population
41.1
Median age
51.04%
Female population %
95.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
59.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
38
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Wabash's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Wabash is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Wabash's population under 18 was 20.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Wabash's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Wabash, 18.10% were under the age of 15, 17.80% aged 15 to 29, 44.80% aged 30 to 64, 16.23% aged 65 to 84, and 3.07% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 216 more females than males in Wabash:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.04% females and 48.96% males in Wabash, IN.
- The Wabash, IN gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 496.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 469.
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Race / Ethnicity
Wabash's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Wabash population: 95.07% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 0.39% are Asian, 2.15% are some other race and 2.13% are multiracial.
- Wabash's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,04 (96.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Wabash is White with a population of 9,906 (95.07% of the total population).
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Year by year
Wabash's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 11,695 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Wabash's population decreased by 1,045 (8.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Wabash's population decreased by 228 (2.14%), 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, Wabash's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,942.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)