Yemassee, SC Population

Overview

666

Total Population

36.6

Median age

63.51%

Female population %

57.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

74.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Yemassee is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yemassee's population under 18 was 24.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yemassee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yemassee, 21.17% were under the age of 15, 17.12% aged 15 to 29, 40.09% aged 30 to 64, 20.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 180 more females than males in Yemassee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 63.51% females and 36.49% males in Yemassee, SC.
The Yemassee, SC gender ratio is 57.4:100 i.e. 57.4 men to 100 women (0.574).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 58.

Yemassee's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Yemassee population: 38.89% are White, 59.01% are Black or African American and 2.10% are multiracial.
Yemassee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 666 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yemassee is Black or African American with a population of 393 (59.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,236 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Yemassee's population increased by 419 (51.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yemassee's population decreased by 147 (11.89%), 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, Yemassee's population was lowest in year 2000 at 817.