2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wainwright had a population of 93. The median age was 48.3 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.3 males age 18 and over. There were 29 households in Wainwright, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 20.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 37 housing units, of which 21.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 197 people, 64 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 77.16%
White, 5.08%
African American, 15.23%
Native American, 2.03% from
other races, and 0.51% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.05% of the population. There were 64 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were
married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.54. In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $20,833, and the median income for a family was $14,861. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $17,292 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $7,639. About 27.5% of families and 31.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 42.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over. ==References==