Whitakers, NC Population

Overview

462

Total Population

36.6

Median age

57.14%

Female population %

75:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Whitakers is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitakers's population under 18 was 23.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitakers's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitakers, 20.56% were under the age of 15, 10.39% aged 15 to 29, 51.73% aged 30 to 64, 16.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 more females than males in Whitakers:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.14% females and 42.86% males in Whitakers, NC.
The Whitakers, NC gender ratio is 75:100 i.e. 75 men to 100 women (0.750).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 22.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 51.

Whitakers's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitakers population: 13.42% are White, 85.28% are Black or African American and 1.30% are multiracial.
Whitakers's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 452 (97.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitakers is Black or African American with a population of 394 (85.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 802 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Whitakers's population decreased by 58 (7.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitakers's population decreased by 109 (14.65%), 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, Whitakers's population was lowest in year 2022 at 632.