Wheatfield, New York Population

Overview

18,558

Total Population

44.3

Median age

51.27%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

71.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

208

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheatfield town is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheatfield town's population under 18 was 23.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheatfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheatfield town, 20.05% were under the age of 15, 14.58% aged 15 to 29, 43.70% aged 30 to 64, 18.54% aged 65 to 84, and 3.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 472 more females than males in Wheatfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.27% females and 48.73% males in Wheatfield, New York.
The Wheatfield, New York gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 844.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 859.

Wheatfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheatfield town population: 96.41% are White, 1.16% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.57% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.41% are some other race and 1.31% are multiracial.
Wheatfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 208 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,35 (98.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheatfield town is White with a population of 17,892 (96.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,610 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Wheatfield town's population increased by 4,061 (28.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheatfield town's population increased by 386 (2.12%), 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, Wheatfield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,127.