Wirt, New York Population

Overview

1,106

Total Population

47.9

Median age

54.34%

Female population %

84:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

77.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

34

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wirt town is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wirt town's population under 18 was 23.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wirt town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wirt town, 21.25% were under the age of 15, 14.92% aged 15 to 29, 41.32% aged 30 to 64, 19.26% aged 65 to 84, and 3.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 96 more females than males in Wirt town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.34% females and 45.66% males in Wirt, New York.
The Wirt, New York gender ratio is 84:100 i.e. 84 men to 100 women (0.840).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 94.

Wirt town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wirt town population: 96.47% are White, 0.18% are Black or African American, 0.36% are some other race and 2.98% are multiracial.
Wirt town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 34 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,072 (96.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wirt town is White with a population of 1,067 (96.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,211 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wirt town's population decreased by 105 (8.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wirt town's population decreased by 59 (5.33%), 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, Wirt town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,034.