Wappingers Falls, NY Population

Overview

6,074

Total Population

42.2

Median age

50.63%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

46.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,367

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wappingers Falls is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wappingers Falls's population under 18 was 17.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wappingers Falls's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wappingers Falls, 14.64% were under the age of 15, 19.16% aged 15 to 29, 49.26% aged 30 to 64, 13.53% aged 65 to 84, and 3.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 76 more females than males in Wappingers Falls:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.63% females and 49.37% males in Wappingers Falls, NY.
The Wappingers Falls, NY gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 471.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 352.

Wappingers Falls's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wappingers Falls population: 68.55% are White, 13.53% are Black or African American, 2.90% are Asian, 10.67% are some other race and 4.35% are multiracial.
Wappingers Falls's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 1,367 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,707 (77.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wappingers Falls is White with a population of 4,164 (68.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,103 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Wappingers Falls's population increased by 660 (13.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wappingers Falls's population increased by 518 (9.28%), 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, Wappingers Falls's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,923.