Amesbury Town, MA Population

Overview

17,286

Total Population

44.1

Median age

51.37%

Female population %

94.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

524

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Amesbury Town is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amesbury Town's population under 18 was 18.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amesbury Town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amesbury Town, 15.03% were under the age of 15, 18.12% aged 15 to 29, 50.86% aged 30 to 64, 14.09% aged 65 to 84, and 1.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 472 more females than males in Amesbury Town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.37% females and 48.63% males in Amesbury Town, MA.
The Amesbury Town, MA gender ratio is 94.7:100 i.e. 94.7 men to 100 women (0.947).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 749.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 946.

Amesbury Town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Amesbury Town population: 91.49% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.05% are Asian, 1.17% are some other race and 5.53% are multiracial.
Amesbury Town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 524 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,762 (96.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amesbury Town is White with a population of 15,815 (91.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,535 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Amesbury Town's population decreased by 180 (1.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amesbury Town's population increased by 1,014 (6.21%), 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, Amesbury Town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 16,324.