Bloomfield, Connecticut Population

Overview

21,399

Total Population

48.3

Median age

52.84%

Female population %

89.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

1,51

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bloomfield town is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bloomfield town's population under 18 was 15.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bloomfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bloomfield town, 12.34% were under the age of 15, 14.20% aged 15 to 29, 48.96% aged 30 to 64, 19.70% aged 65 to 84, and 4.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,217 more females than males in Bloomfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.84% females and 47.16% males in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
The Bloomfield, Connecticut gender ratio is 89.2:100 i.e. 89.2 men to 100 women (0.892).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 937.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,072.

Bloomfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bloomfield town population: 33.37% are White, 56.98% are Black or African American, 4.20% are Asian, 1.48% are some other race and 3.98% are multiracial.
Bloomfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,51 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,889 (92.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bloomfield town is Black or African American with a population of 12,194 (56.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,499 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Bloomfield town's population increased by 887 (4.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bloomfield town's population increased by 1,007 (4.91%), 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 2021, Bloomfield town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 19,556.