Ward, New York Population

Overview

332

Total Population

57.0

Median age

43.07%

Female population %

132.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ward town is 57.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ward town's population under 18 was 10.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ward town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ward town, 8.43% were under the age of 15, 17.17% aged 15 to 29, 45.78% aged 30 to 64, 27.11% aged 65 to 84, and 1.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 less females than males in Ward town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.07% females and 56.93% males in Ward, New York.
The Ward, New York gender ratio is 132.2:100 i.e. 132.2 men to 100 women (1.322).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 30.

Ward town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ward town population: 97.29% are White, 0.30% are Asian, 2.11% are some other race and 0.30% are multiracial.
Ward town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 325 (97.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ward town is White with a population of 323 (97.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 401 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Ward town's population decreased by 6 (1.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ward town's population decreased by 52 (13.68%), 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, Ward town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 328.