Ward, SC Population

Overview

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Total Population

49.3

Median age

54.38%

Female population %

83.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

29.9

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

The median age in Ward is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ward's population under 18 was 14.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ward's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ward, 8.76% were under the age of 15, 26.73% aged 15 to 29, 50.23% aged 30 to 64, 14.29% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 more females than males in Ward:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.38% females and 45.62% males in Ward, SC.
The Ward, SC gender ratio is 83.9:100 i.e. 83.9 men to 100 women (0.839).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 25.

Ward's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ward population: 49.77% are White, 47% are Black or African American and 3.23% are some other race.
Ward's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21 (96.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ward is White with a population of 108 (49.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 120 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Ward's population decreased by 13 (12.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ward's population increased by 28 (30.43%), 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's population was lowest in year 2011 at 91.