Ashby, Massachusetts Population

Overview

3,189

Total Population

50.8

Median age

48.64%

Female population %

105.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

71

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ashby town is 50.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashby town's population under 18 was 15.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashby town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashby town, 12.67% were under the age of 15, 12.64% aged 15 to 29, 54.94% aged 30 to 64, 18.88% aged 65 to 84, and 0.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 87 less females than males in Ashby town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.64% females and 51.36% males in Ashby, Massachusetts.
The Ashby, Massachusetts gender ratio is 105.6:100 i.e. 105.6 men to 100 women (1.056).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 224.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 213.

Ashby town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashby town population: 96.14% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 0.47% are Asian and 3.14% are multiracial.
Ashby town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 71 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,118 (97.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashby town is White with a population of 3,066 (96.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,225 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Ashby town's population increased by 251 (8.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashby town's population increased by 95 (3.08%), 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, Ashby town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,834.