Wellfleet, NE Population

Overview

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Total Population

31.8

Median age

48.21%

Female population %

107.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

60.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wellfleet is 31.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wellfleet's population under 18 was 21.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wellfleet's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wellfleet, 21.43% were under the age of 15, 21.43% aged 15 to 29, 41.07% aged 30 to 64, 14.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Wellfleet:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.21% females and 51.79% males in Wellfleet, NE.
The Wellfleet, NE gender ratio is 107.4:100 i.e. 107.4 men to 100 women (1.074).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 8.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 5.

Wellfleet's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wellfleet population: 94.64% are White and 5.36% are some other race.
Wellfleet's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5 (89.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wellfleet is White with a population of 53 (94.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 79 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Wellfleet's population increased by 2 (2.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wellfleet's population decreased by 3 (3.85%), 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, Wellfleet's population was lowest in year 2022 at 72.