Friday, January 24, 2014

Jefferson County Population by Sex & Age

I hear it constantly from my single, guy friends:  "There aren't enough girls in Port Townsend."

Is it true??

To the 2010 Census Data!:

AGE MALES FEMALES Females per 100 Males
Under 5 554 514 92.77
5-9 years 556 571 102.69
10-14 years 694 673 96.97
15-19 years 696 658 94.54
Under 20 Totals: 2500 2416 96.64
20-24 years 619 486 78.51
25-29 years 611 510 83.46
20's Totals: 1230 996 80.97
30-34 years 605 592 97.85
35-39 years 649 604 93.06
30's Totals: 1254 1196 95.37
40-44 years 763 715 93.7
45-49 years 913 1029 112.7
40's Totals: 1676 1744 104.05
50-54 years 1204 1357 112.7
55-59 years 1438 1625 113
50's Totals: 2642 2982 112.86
60-64 years 1616 1778 110.02
65-69 years 1422 1430 100.56
60's Totals: 3038 3208 105.59
70-74 years 959 919 95.82
75-79 years 700 638 91.14
70's Totals: 1659 1557 93.85
80-84 years 477 471 98.74
85+ years 322 504 156.52
80+ Totals: 799 975 122.02
TOTALS: 14798 15074 101.86

What the data shows:
  • Overall in Jefferson County there are more women than men (15074 women to 14798 men).
  • The largest disparity between the sexes exists among people over the age of 85 where there are 156.52 females per 100 males.  This is undoubtedly due to females living longer than males on average.
  • The second largest disparity between the sexes exists among 20-24 year olds where there are 78.51 females per 100 males.
  • Adult women don't outnumber men in Jefferson County until 45-49 years of age.
  • Among all people in their twenties there are 80.97 females per 100 males.
  • There are more women over 85 than there are between 20-24.
  • While still significantly below the national average (101 females per 100 males in their thirties)-- things are less disparate for people in their thirties (95.37 females per 100 males).  IT GETS BETTER!
  • Unfortunately the census data does not break down what percentage of males or females in these age groups are single, married, divorced or widowed.
  • Also unfortunately, the census data does not break down what percentage of the population is 'dating material' -- if we were able to look at 'datable' males v 'datable' females we may see that on average men in Jefferson County are less 'datable' than women (due to lack of showering, lack of jobs, or lack of social graces) -- which could mean that while the numbers appear skewed against straight, single men, women may not have it better off in the dating department.