Canterbury, Connecticut Population

Overview

5,053

Total Population

46.0

Median age

48.29%

Female population %

107.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

51.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

206

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Canterbury town is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canterbury town's population under 18 was 18.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canterbury town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canterbury town, 14.41% were under the age of 15, 12.25% aged 15 to 29, 53.77% aged 30 to 64, 17.55% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 173 less females than males in Canterbury town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.29% females and 51.71% males in Canterbury, Connecticut.
The Canterbury, Connecticut gender ratio is 107.1:100 i.e. 107.1 men to 100 women (1.071).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 324.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 335.

Canterbury town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Canterbury town population: 92.10% are White, 0.91% are Black or African American, 1.21% are Asian and 5.78% are multiracial.
Canterbury town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 206 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,847 (95.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canterbury town is White with a population of 4,654 (92.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,150 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Canterbury town's population increased by 424 (9.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canterbury town's population decreased by 86 (1.68%), 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 2021, Canterbury town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,700.