Bantam, CT Population

Overview

653

Total Population

54.3

Median age

54.06%

Female population %

85:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

108.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

47

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bantam is 54.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bantam's population under 18 was 16.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bantam's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bantam, 15.93% were under the age of 15, 10.87% aged 15 to 29, 37.21% aged 30 to 64, 28.94% aged 65 to 84, and 7.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 more females than males in Bantam:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.06% females and 45.94% males in Bantam, CT.
The Bantam, CT gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 49.

Bantam's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bantam population: 97.86% are White and 2.14% are Asian.
Bantam's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 47 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 606 (92.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bantam is White with a population of 639 (97.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 808 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Bantam's population decreased by 47 (5.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bantam's population decreased by 5 (0.66%), 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, Bantam's population was lowest in year 2019 at 727.