Wallowa, OR Population

Overview

832

Total Population

36.6

Median age

48.80%

Female population %

104.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

74.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wallowa is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wallowa's population under 18 was 30.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wallowa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wallowa, 24.52% were under the age of 15, 15.75% aged 15 to 29, 41.59% aged 30 to 64, 16.23% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Wallowa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.80% females and 51.20% males in Wallowa, OR.
The Wallowa, OR gender ratio is 104.9:100 i.e. 104.9 men to 100 women (1.049).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 70.

Wallowa's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wallowa population: 87.02% are White, 2.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.84% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 9.62% are multiracial.
Wallowa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 832 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wallowa is White with a population of 724 (87.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 846 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wallowa's population decreased by 38 (4.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wallowa's population decreased by 6 (0.74%), 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, Wallowa's population was lowest in year 2008 at 774.