Wapato, WA Population

Overview

4,652

Total Population

27.5

Median age

50.15%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

52.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,936

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wapato is 27.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wapato's population under 18 was 33.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wapato's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wapato, 26.89% were under the age of 15, 25.09% aged 15 to 29, 40.50% aged 30 to 64, 6.84% aged 65 to 84, and 0.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Wapato:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.15% females and 49.85% males in Wapato, WA.
The Wapato, WA gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 328.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 256.

Wapato's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wapato population: 46.11% are White, 9.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.19% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 20.70% are some other race and 21.88% are multiracial.
Wapato's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 3,936 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 716 (15.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wapato is White with a population of 2,145 (46.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,076 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Wapato's population increased by 489 (10.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wapato's population decreased by 480 (9.46%), 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, Wapato's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,513.