Watha, NC Population

Overview

244

Total Population

37.5

Median age

57.38%

Female population %

74.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

40.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Watha is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Watha's population under 18 was 14.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Watha's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Watha, 11.48% were under the age of 15, 20.90% aged 15 to 29, 50.41% aged 30 to 64, 15.57% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Watha:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.38% females and 42.62% males in Watha, NC.
The Watha, NC gender ratio is 74.3:100 i.e. 74.3 men to 100 women (0.743).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 23.

Watha's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Watha population: 95.08% are White, 1.64% are some other race and 3.28% are multiracial.
Watha's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 212 (86.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Watha is White with a population of 232 (95.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 293 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Watha's population decreased by 12 (5.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Watha's population decreased by 9 (4.71%), 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, Watha's population was lowest in year 2020 at 182.