Jane Lew, WV Population

Overview

512

Total Population

52.7

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

82.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

Jane Lew's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jane Lew is 52.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jane Lew's population under 18 was 11.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jane Lew's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jane Lew, 9.96% were under the age of 15, 15.62% aged 15 to 29, 39.26% aged 30 to 64, 33.20% aged 65 to 84, and 1.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 0 less females than males in Jane Lew:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Jane Lew, WV.
The Jane Lew, WV gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 47.

Jane Lew's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jane Lew population: 76.37% are White, 2.34% are Asian and 21.29% are multiracial.
Jane Lew's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 501 (97.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jane Lew is White with a population of 391 (76.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 408 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Jane Lew's population increased by 11 (2.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jane Lew's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), 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, Jane Lew's population was lowest in year 2019 at 389.