Wayland Town, New York Population

Overview

3,768

Total Population

37.2

Median age

53.03%

Female population %

88.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

70.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

166

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wayland town is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayland town's population under 18 was 29.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayland town, 23.83% were under the age of 15, 16.45% aged 15 to 29, 42.20% aged 30 to 64, 14.46% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 228 more females than males in Wayland town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.03% females and 46.97% males in Wayland Town, New York.
The Wayland Town, New York gender ratio is 88.6:100 i.e. 88.6 men to 100 women (0.886).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 171.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 333.

Wayland town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayland town population: 91.77% are White, 0.13% are Black or African American, 2.12% are some other race and 5.97% are multiracial.
Wayland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 166 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,602 (95.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayland town is White with a population of 3,458 (91.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,310 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Wayland town's population decreased by 203 (4.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayland town's population decreased by 377 (9.19%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,696.