Ware Shoals, SC Population

Overview

2,022

Total Population

32.8

Median age

51.43%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

108.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

503

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ware Shoals is 32.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ware Shoals's population under 18 was 37.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ware Shoals's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ware Shoals, 33.33% were under the age of 15, 11.87% aged 15 to 29, 36.15% aged 30 to 64, 16.57% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Ware Shoals:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.43% females and 48.57% males in Ware Shoals, SC.
The Ware Shoals, SC gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 145.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 279.

Ware Shoals's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ware Shoals population: 75.32% are White, 21.32% are Black or African American and 3.36% are multiracial.
Ware Shoals's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 503 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,519 (75.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ware Shoals is White with a population of 1,523 (75.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,408 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Ware Shoals's population decreased by 226 (9.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ware Shoals's population decreased by 469 (21.59%), 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, Ware Shoals's population was lowest in year 2021 at 1,696.