2020 census As of the
2020 census, Dewar had a population of 763. The median age was 41.4 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.0 males age 18 and over. There were 285 households in Dewar, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.5% were married-couple households, 15.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 333 housing units, of which 14.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 919 people, 344 households, and 261 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 386 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 71.49%
White, 0.33%
African American, 19.80%
Native American, 0.54% from
other races, and 7.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population. There were 344 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were
married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $27,625 versus $18,036 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $12,188. About 11.5% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over. ==References==