Wellsville Town, New York Population

Overview

7,124

Total Population

49.1

Median age

50.73%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wellsville town is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wellsville town's population under 18 was 17.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wellsville town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wellsville town, 14.57% were under the age of 15, 15.67% aged 15 to 29, 43.77% aged 30 to 64, 20.31% aged 65 to 84, and 5.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 104 more females than males in Wellsville town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.73% females and 49.27% males in Wellsville Town, New York.
The Wellsville Town, New York gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 303.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 488.

Wellsville town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wellsville town population: 96.41% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are Asian, 0.29% are some other race and 2.19% are multiracial.
Wellsville town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,093 (99.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wellsville town is White with a population of 6,868 (96.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,680 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wellsville town's population decreased by 283 (3.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wellsville town's population decreased by 357 (4.83%), 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, Wellsville town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,902.