White Salmon, WA Population

Overview

2,519

Total Population

47.3

Median age

50.73%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

78.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

623

Hispanic population

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

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Age

White Salmon's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in White Salmon is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
White Salmon's population under 18 was 26.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
White Salmon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in White Salmon, 21.12% were under the age of 15, 14.37% aged 15 to 29, 41.76% aged 30 to 64, 20.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in White Salmon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.73% females and 49.27% males in White Salmon, WA.
The White Salmon, WA gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 148.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 147.

White Salmon's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of White Salmon population: 85.63% are White, 2.10% are some other race and 12.27% are multiracial.
White Salmon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 623 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,896 (75.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in White Salmon is White with a population of 2,157 (85.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,675 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, White Salmon's population increased by 150 (6.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, White Salmon's population increased by 149 (6.34%), 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, White Salmon's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,199.