Redding, Connecticut Population

Overview

8,831

Total Population

48.3

Median age

50.15%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

627

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Redding town is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Redding town's population under 18 was 21.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Redding town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Redding town, 17.23% were under the age of 15, 13.53% aged 15 to 29, 46.38% aged 30 to 64, 18.14% aged 65 to 84, and 4.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 more females than males in Redding town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.15% females and 49.85% males in Redding, Connecticut.
The Redding, Connecticut gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 447.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 447.

Redding town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Redding town population: 87.86% are White, 0.18% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.39% are Asian, 1.77% are some other race and 6.56% are multiracial.
Redding town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 627 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,204 (92.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Redding town is White with a population of 7,759 (87.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,289 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Redding town's population increased by 837 (10.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Redding town's population decreased by 408 (4.46%), 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, Redding town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,309.