Vernon, IN Population

Overview

177

Total Population

50.9

Median age

54.24%

Female population %

84.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

71.8

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

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

The median age in Vernon is 50.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vernon's population under 18 was 16.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vernon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vernon, 11.30% were under the age of 15, 11.30% aged 15 to 29, 46.89% aged 30 to 64, 23.16% aged 65 to 84, and 7.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 more females than males in Vernon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.24% females and 45.76% males in Vernon, IN.
The Vernon, IN gender ratio is 84.4:100 i.e. 84.4 men to 100 women (0.844).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 13.

Vernon's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Vernon population: 99.44% are White and 0.56% are multiracial.
Vernon'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 177 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vernon is White with a population of 176 (99.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 366 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Vernon's population decreased by 39 (10.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vernon's population decreased by 92 (28.13%), 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, Vernon's population was lowest in year 2022 at 233.