Wedowee, AL Population

Overview

863

Total Population

47.3

Median age

55.50%

Female population %

80.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

97.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wedowee is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wedowee's population under 18 was 27.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wedowee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wedowee, 23.06% were under the age of 15, 13.21% aged 15 to 29, 37.43% aged 30 to 64, 22.48% aged 65 to 84, and 3.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 95 more females than males in Wedowee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.50% females and 44.50% males in Wedowee, AL.
The Wedowee, AL gender ratio is 80.2:100 i.e. 80.2 men to 100 women (0.802).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 55.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 58.

Wedowee's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wedowee population: 61.07% are White, 35.92% are Black or African American, 0.58% are some other race and 2.43% are multiracial.
Wedowee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 783 (90.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wedowee is White with a population of 527 (61.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 909 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Wedowee's population decreased by 77 (8.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wedowee's population decreased by 83 (10.09%), 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, Wedowee's population was lowest in year 2021 at 738.