Yancey County, NC Population

Overview

18,357

Total Population

48.2

Median age

50.54%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

986

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Yancey County is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yancey County's population under 18 was 18.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yancey County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yancey County, 15.00% were under the age of 15, 15.59% aged 15 to 29, 43.56% aged 30 to 64, 22.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 199 more females than males in Yancey County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.54% females and 49.46% males in Yancey County, NC.
The Yancey County, NC gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 777.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 870.

Yancey County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yancey County population: 94.72% are White, 0.59% are Black or African American, 0.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.35% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.52% are some other race and 2.34% are multiracial.
Yancey County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 986 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,371 (94.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yancey County is White with a population of 17,387 (94.72% of the total population).

Yancey County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 18,811 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Yancey County's population increased by 55 (0.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yancey County's population increased by 685 (3.85%), 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, Yancey County's population was lowest in year 2014 at 17,543.