Braintree Town, MA Population

Overview

38,712

Total Population

40.5

Median age

50.64%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

49.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,013

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Braintree Town is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Braintree Town's population under 18 was 21.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Braintree Town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Braintree Town, 16.87% were under the age of 15, 17.71% aged 15 to 29, 49.04% aged 30 to 64, 13.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 496 more females than males in Braintree Town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.64% females and 49.36% males in Braintree Town, MA.
The Braintree Town, MA gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,487.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,584.

Braintree Town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Braintree Town population: 72.39% are White, 3.26% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 19.69% are Asian, 0.96% are some other race and 3.59% are multiracial.
Braintree Town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,013 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 37,699 (97.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Braintree Town is White with a population of 28,022 (72.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 39,071 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Braintree Town's population increased by 1,973 (5.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Braintree Town's population increased by 3,266 (9.12%), 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, Braintree Town's population was lowest in year 2003 at 33,599.