Wagener, SC Population

Overview

1,357

Total Population

44.4

Median age

58.07%

Female population %

72.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

82.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wagener is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wagener's population under 18 was 20.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wagener's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wagener, 20.27% were under the age of 15, 11.27% aged 15 to 29, 43.63% aged 30 to 64, 21.30% aged 65 to 84, and 3.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 219 more females than males in Wagener:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.07% females and 41.93% males in Wagener, SC.
The Wagener, SC gender ratio is 72.2:100 i.e. 72.2 men to 100 women (0.722).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 96.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 105.

Wagener's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wagener population: 26.01% are White, 65.66% are Black or African American, 5.60% are Asian, 2.14% are some other race and 0.59% are multiracial.
Wagener's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,352 (99.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wagener is Black or African American with a population of 891 (65.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 898 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Wagener's population decreased by 77 (8.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wagener's population decreased by 164 (20.55%), 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, Wagener's population was lowest in year 2020 at 634.