Puryear, TN Population

Overview

700

Total Population

48.0

Median age

45.57%

Female population %

119.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

74.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

47

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Puryear is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Puryear's population under 18 was 18.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Puryear's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Puryear, 14.57% were under the age of 15, 17.43% aged 15 to 29, 40.00% aged 30 to 64, 24.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 less females than males in Puryear:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.57% females and 54.43% males in Puryear, TN.
The Puryear, TN gender ratio is 119.4:100 i.e. 119.4 men to 100 women (1.194).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 40.

Puryear's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Puryear population: 85% are White, 4.57% are Black or African American, 0.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1% are Asian, 4.43% are some other race and 4.14% are multiracial.
Puryear's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 47 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 653 (93.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Puryear is White with a population of 595 (85% of the total population).

Puryear's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 705 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Puryear's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Puryear's population increased by 30 (4.46%), 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, Puryear's population was lowest in year 2019 at 659.