Age
Seymour town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Seymour town is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Seymour town's population under 18 was 21.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Seymour town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Seymour town, 14.98% were under the age of 15, 20.74% aged 15 to 29, 47.93% aged 30 to 64, 14.95% aged 65 to 84, and 1.39% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 711 more females than males in Seymour town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.12% females and 47.88% males in Seymour, Connecticut.
- The Seymour, Connecticut gender ratio is 91.8:100 i.e. 91.8 men to 100 women (0.918).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 706.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 892.
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Race / Ethnicity
Seymour town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Seymour town population: 86.28% are White, 2.76% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.54% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.69% are some other race and 4.46% are multiracial.
- Seymour town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 1,959 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,772 (88.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Seymour town is White with a population of 14,436 (86.28% of the total population).
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Year by year
Seymour town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 16,724 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Seymour town's population increased by 1,038 (6.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Seymour town's population increased by 194 (1.17%), 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, Seymour town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,492.
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