Fort Edward Town, New York Population

Overview

6,039

Total Population

45.9

Median age

51.76%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

51.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fort Edward town is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Edward town's population under 18 was 20.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Edward town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Edward town, 15.75% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 47.72% aged 30 to 64, 16.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 213 more females than males in Fort Edward town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.76% females and 48.24% males in Fort Edward Town, New York.
The Fort Edward Town, New York gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 394.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 450.

Fort Edward town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Edward town population: 97.20% are White, 0.75% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 0.13% are some other race and 1.59% are multiracial.
Fort Edward town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,981 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Edward town is White with a population of 5,87 (97.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,353 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Edward town's population increased by 509 (8.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Edward town's population decreased by 376 (5.92%), 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, Fort Edward town's population was lowest in year 2002 at 5,836.