Walton Town, New York Population

Overview

5,260

Total Population

45.7

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Walton town is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Walton town's population under 18 was 19.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Walton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Walton town, 17.85% were under the age of 15, 8.80% aged 15 to 29, 56.24% aged 30 to 64, 13.78% aged 65 to 84, and 3.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 98 more females than males in Walton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Walton Town, New York.
The Walton Town, New York gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 331.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 292.

Walton town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Walton town population: 93.46% are White, 2.72% are Black or African American, 0.61% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 3.19% are multiracial.
Walton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,15 (97.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Walton town is White with a population of 4,916 (93.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,588 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Walton town's population decreased by 26 (0.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Walton town's population decreased by 307 (5.52%), 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, Walton town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,093.