Mattawa, WA Population

Overview

3,529

Total Population

23.6

Median age

48.97%

Female population %

104.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

49.1

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

3,51

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mattawa is 23.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mattawa's population under 18 was 36.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mattawa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 3.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mattawa, 29.41% were under the age of 15, 30.92% aged 15 to 29, 36.16% aged 30 to 64, 3.51% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 73 less females than males in Mattawa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.97% females and 51.03% males in Mattawa, WA.
The Mattawa, WA gender ratio is 104.2:100 i.e. 104.2 men to 100 women (1.042).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 209.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 309.

Mattawa's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mattawa population: 20.20% are White, 1.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 60.61% are some other race and 17.65% are multiracial.
Mattawa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of some other race population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3,51 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19 (0.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mattawa is some other race with a population of 2,139 (60.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,079 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Mattawa's population increased by 1,979 (79.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mattawa's population decreased by 1,122 (25.14%), 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, Mattawa's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,484.