Whitewood, SD Population

Overview

901

Total Population

49.5

Median age

53.27%

Female population %

87.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

31.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

66

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Whitewood is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitewood's population under 18 was 18.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitewood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitewood, 12.76% were under the age of 15, 14.87% aged 15 to 29, 61.04% aged 30 to 64, 10.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 more females than males in Whitewood:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.27% females and 46.73% males in Whitewood, SD.
The Whitewood, SD gender ratio is 87.7:100 i.e. 87.7 men to 100 women (0.877).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 82.

Whitewood's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitewood population: 95.67% are White, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.33% are some other race and 3.66% are multiracial.
Whitewood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 66 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 835 (92.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitewood is White with a population of 862 (95.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 982 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Whitewood's population increased by 89 (10.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitewood's population decreased by 44 (4.73%), 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, Whitewood's population was lowest in year 2006 at 832.