Prospect, Connecticut Population

Overview

9,361

Total Population

47.4

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

363

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prospect town is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prospect town's population under 18 was 21.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prospect town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prospect town, 17.07% were under the age of 15, 12.23% aged 15 to 29, 48.86% aged 30 to 64, 17.97% aged 65 to 84, and 3.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 143 more females than males in Prospect town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Prospect, Connecticut.
The Prospect, Connecticut gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 496.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 530.

Prospect town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prospect town population: 92.05% are White, 3.27% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.28% are Asian, 0.37% are some other race and 4% are multiracial.
Prospect town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 363 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,998 (96.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prospect town is White with a population of 8,617 (92.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,743 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Prospect town's population increased by 703 (8.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prospect town's population decreased by 96 (1.02%), 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, Prospect town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,748.