Blackstone, Massachusetts Population

Overview

9,188

Total Population

43.1

Median age

53.12%

Female population %

88.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

51.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

291

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Blackstone town is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blackstone town's population under 18 was 21.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blackstone town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blackstone town, 16.51% were under the age of 15, 14.68% aged 15 to 29, 51.44% aged 30 to 64, 15.73% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 574 more females than males in Blackstone town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.12% females and 46.88% males in Blackstone, Massachusetts.
The Blackstone, Massachusetts gender ratio is 88.2:100 i.e. 88.2 men to 100 women (0.882).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 480.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 507.

Blackstone town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blackstone town population: 87.94% are White, 4.76% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.56% are Asian, 0.29% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.75% are some other race and 4.61% are multiracial.
Blackstone town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 291 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,897 (96.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blackstone town is White with a population of 8,08 (87.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,671 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Blackstone town's population increased by 194 (2.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blackstone town's population increased by 170 (1.89%), 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, Blackstone town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,819.