Age
Wheatland town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Wheatland town is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Wheatland town's population under 18 was 23.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Wheatland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Wheatland town, 20.65% were under the age of 15, 17.43% aged 15 to 29, 42.56% aged 30 to 64, 17.68% aged 65 to 84, and 1.68% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 19 less females than males in Wheatland town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.81% females and 50.19% males in Wheatland, New York.
- The Wheatland, New York gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 265.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 334.
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Race / Ethnicity
Wheatland town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Wheatland town population: 92.65% are White, 3.89% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 0.25% are some other race and 2.74% are multiracial.
- Wheatland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 201 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,686 (95.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Wheatland town is White with a population of 4,528 (92.65% of the total population).
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Year by year
Wheatland town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 5,157 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Wheatland town's population decreased by 367 (7.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Wheatland town's population increased by 100 (2.09%), 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, Wheatland town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,689.
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