Wanatah, IN Population

Overview

1,169

Total Population

43.3

Median age

51.58%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

48.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wanatah is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wanatah's population under 18 was 18.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wanatah's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wanatah, 13.69% were under the age of 15, 17.62% aged 15 to 29, 49.87% aged 30 to 64, 18.39% aged 65 to 84, and 0.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Wanatah:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.58% females and 48.42% males in Wanatah, IN.
The Wanatah, IN gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 100.

Wanatah's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wanatah population: 94.61% are White, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.60% are some other race and 4.70% are multiracial.
Wanatah's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,111 (95.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wanatah is White with a population of 1,106 (94.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,067 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Wanatah's population increased by 35 (3.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wanatah's population decreased by 44 (4.20%), 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, Wanatah's population was lowest in year 2005 at 982.