Gates, New York Population

Overview

29,125

Total Population

44.2

Median age

50.91%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

56.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,699

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gates town is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gates town's population under 18 was 17.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gates town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gates town, 15.12% were under the age of 15, 15.23% aged 15 to 29, 48.59% aged 30 to 64, 19.28% aged 65 to 84, and 1.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 531 more females than males in Gates town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.91% females and 49.09% males in Gates, New York.
The Gates, New York gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,468.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,245.

Gates town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gates town population: 80.13% are White, 12.03% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.57% are Asian, 1.46% are some other race and 3.53% are multiracial.
Gates town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,699 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 27,426 (94.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gates town is White with a population of 23,337 (80.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 29,381 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Gates town's population decreased by 683 (2.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gates town's population increased by 871 (3.06%), 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, Gates town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 28,336.