Wainwright, AK Population

Overview

556

Total Population

28.9

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wainwright is 28.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wainwright's population under 18 was 35.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wainwright's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wainwright, 27.88% were under the age of 15, 23.74% aged 15 to 29, 40.29% aged 30 to 64, 7.73% aged 65 to 84, and 0.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Wainwright:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Wainwright, AK.
The Wainwright, AK gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 36.

Wainwright's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wainwright population: 7.19% are White, 87.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 5.76% are multiracial.
Wainwright's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of American Indian and Alaska Native population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 554 (99.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wainwright is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 484 (87.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 628 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Wainwright's population increased by 15 (2.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wainwright's population increased by 66 (11.81%), 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, Wainwright's population was lowest in year 2007 at 489.