Whitesville, KY Population

Overview

616

Total Population

31.5

Median age

64.94%

Female population %

54:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

47.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Whitesville is 31.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitesville's population under 18 was 36.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitesville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitesville, 20.29% were under the age of 15, 28.08% aged 15 to 29, 39.61% aged 30 to 64, 9.58% aged 65 to 84, and 2.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 184 more females than males in Whitesville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 64.94% females and 35.06% males in Whitesville, KY.
The Whitesville, KY gender ratio is 54:100 i.e. 54 men to 100 women (0.540).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 95.

Whitesville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitesville population: 95.62% are White and 4.38% are multiracial.
Whitesville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 613 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitesville is White with a population of 589 (95.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 631 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Whitesville's population decreased by 86 (13.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitesville's population increased by 34 (6.24%), 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, Whitesville's population was lowest in year 2014 at 537.