Welaka, FL Population

Overview

954

Total Population

59.0

Median age

64.36%

Female population %

55.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

133.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Welaka is 59.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Welaka's population under 18 was 20.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Welaka's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Welaka, 17.51% were under the age of 15, 13.10% aged 15 to 29, 29.77% aged 30 to 64, 29.87% aged 65 to 84, and 9.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 274 more females than males in Welaka:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 64.36% females and 35.64% males in Welaka, FL.
The Welaka, FL gender ratio is 55.4:100 i.e. 55.4 men to 100 women (0.554).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 152.

Welaka's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Welaka population: 38.36% are White, 45.81% are Black or African American and 15.83% are some other race.
Welaka's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 902 (94.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Welaka is Black or African American with a population of 437 (45.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 803 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Welaka's population increased by 44 (6.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Welaka's population increased by 10 (1.41%), 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, Welaka's population was lowest in year 2001 at 661.