Wheelwright, KY Population

Overview

777

Total Population

35.0

Median age

63.06%

Female population %

58.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

43.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheelwright is 35.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheelwright's population under 18 was 22.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheelwright's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheelwright, 20.21% were under the age of 15, 18.66% aged 15 to 29, 50.84% aged 30 to 64, 10.30% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 203 more females than males in Wheelwright:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 63.06% females and 36.94% males in Wheelwright, KY.
The Wheelwright, KY gender ratio is 58.6:100 i.e. 58.6 men to 100 women (0.586).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 79.

Wheelwright's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheelwright population: 98.46% are White and 1.54% are Black or African American.
Wheelwright's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 777 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheelwright is White with a population of 765 (98.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,195 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Wheelwright's population increased by 241 (25.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheelwright's population decreased by 682 (57.46%), 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, Wheelwright's population was lowest in year 2022 at 488.