Western, New York Population

Overview

1,839

Total Population

53.3

Median age

52.26%

Female population %

91.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

78.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Western town is 53.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Western town's population under 18 was 21.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Western town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Western town, 17.29% were under the age of 15, 9.03% aged 15 to 29, 46.93% aged 30 to 64, 24.47% aged 65 to 84, and 2.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 83 more females than males in Western town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.26% females and 47.74% males in Western, New York.
The Western, New York gender ratio is 91.4:100 i.e. 91.4 men to 100 women (0.914).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 114.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 131.

Western town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Western town population: 98.37% are White and 1.63% are multiracial.
Western town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,828 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Western town is White with a population of 1,809 (98.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,062 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Western town's population decreased by 69 (3.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Western town's population decreased by 128 (6.54%), 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, Western town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,803.