Ashfield, Massachusetts Population

Overview

1,710

Total Population

58.5

Median age

46.02%

Female population %

117.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ashfield town is 58.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashfield town's population under 18 was 9.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashfield town, 7.78% were under the age of 15, 11.40% aged 15 to 29, 53.33% aged 30 to 64, 26.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 136 less females than males in Ashfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.02% females and 53.98% males in Ashfield, Massachusetts.
The Ashfield, Massachusetts gender ratio is 117.3:100 i.e. 117.3 men to 100 women (1.173).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 165.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 122.

Ashfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashfield town population: 92.34% are White, 0.58% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.88% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 5.85% are multiracial.
Ashfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,658 (96.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashfield town is White with a population of 1,579 (92.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,844 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Ashfield town's population decreased by 58 (3.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashfield town's population decreased by 50 (2.88%), 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, Ashfield town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,686.