Wahkiakum County, WA Population

Overview

4,373

Total Population

56.7

Median age

50.33%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

88.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

347

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wahkiakum County is 56.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wahkiakum County's population under 18 was 16.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wahkiakum County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wahkiakum County, 14.38% were under the age of 15, 11.62% aged 15 to 29, 41.53% aged 30 to 64, 29.87% aged 65 to 84, and 2.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Wahkiakum County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.33% females and 49.67% males in Wahkiakum County, WA.
The Wahkiakum County, WA gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 262.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 358.

Wahkiakum County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wahkiakum County population: 86.17% are White, 1.30% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.62% are Asian, 4.53% are some other race and 6.13% are multiracial.
Wahkiakum County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 347 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,026 (92.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wahkiakum County is White with a population of 3,768 (86.17% of the total population).

Wahkiakum County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,688 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Wahkiakum County's population increased by 157 (4.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wahkiakum County's population increased by 460 (11.55%), 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, Wahkiakum County's population was lowest in year 2003 at 3,666.