Wellford, SC Population

Overview

3,217

Total Population

31.6

Median age

54.62%

Female population %

83.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

173

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wellford is 31.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wellford's population under 18 was 33.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wellford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wellford, 27.07% were under the age of 15, 18.99% aged 15 to 29, 42.37% aged 30 to 64, 9.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 297 more females than males in Wellford:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.62% females and 45.38% males in Wellford, SC.
The Wellford, SC gender ratio is 83.1:100 i.e. 83.1 men to 100 women (0.831).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 286.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 261.

Wellford's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wellford population: 40.50% are White, 42.83% are Black or African American, 3.79% are Asian, 0.81% are some other race and 12.06% are multiracial.
Wellford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 173 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,044 (94.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wellford is Black or African American with a population of 1,378 (42.83% of the total population).

Wellford's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,517 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Wellford's population decreased by 18 (0.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wellford's population increased by 941 (39.00%), 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, Wellford's population was lowest in year 2010 at 2,413.