Junior, WV Population

Overview

362

Total Population

46.3

Median age

56.35%

Female population %

77.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

40.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Junior is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Junior's population under 18 was 25.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Junior's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Junior, 16.85% were under the age of 15, 21.55% aged 15 to 29, 49.45% aged 30 to 64, 10.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Junior:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.35% females and 43.65% males in Junior, WV.
The Junior, WV gender ratio is 77.5:100 i.e. 77.5 men to 100 women (0.775).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 34.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 31.

Junior's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Junior population: 95.03% are White, 1.38% are Black or African American and 3.59% are multiracial.
Junior's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 362 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Junior is White with a population of 344 (95.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 521 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Junior's population increased by 60 (13.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Junior's population decreased by 137 (26.30%), 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, Junior's population was lowest in year 2022 at 380.