Wayland, KY Population

Overview

657

Total Population

41.0

Median age

54.19%

Female population %

84.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

39.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Wayland is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayland's population under 18 was 19.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayland, 12.94% were under the age of 15, 20.24% aged 15 to 29, 51.60% aged 30 to 64, 15.07% aged 65 to 84, and 0.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 more females than males in Wayland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.19% females and 45.81% males in Wayland, KY.
The Wayland, KY gender ratio is 84.6:100 i.e. 84.6 men to 100 women (0.846).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 54.

Wayland's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayland population: 98.33% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American and 1.52% are multiracial.
Wayland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 65 (98.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayland is White with a population of 646 (98.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 425 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wayland's population increased by 88 (26.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayland's population decreased by 36 (8.47%), 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, Wayland's population was lowest in year 2009 at 329.