Agawam Town, MA Population

Overview

28,715

Total Population

46.5

Median age

50.61%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,215

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Agawam Town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Agawam Town is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Agawam Town's population under 18 was 17.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Agawam Town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Agawam Town, 14.36% were under the age of 15, 16.56% aged 15 to 29, 48.72% aged 30 to 64, 16.04% aged 65 to 84, and 4.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 349 more females than males in Agawam Town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.61% females and 49.39% males in Agawam Town, MA.
The Agawam Town, MA gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,330.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,220.

Agawam Town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Agawam Town population: 91.53% are White, 2.72% are Black or African American, 2.32% are Asian, 0.76% are some other race and 2.67% are multiracial.
Agawam Town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,215 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 27,5 (95.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Agawam Town is White with a population of 26,283 (91.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 28,768 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Agawam Town's population increased by 280 (0.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Agawam Town's population increased by 171 (0.60%), 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 2022, Agawam Town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 28,171.