Canaan, New Hampshire Population

Overview

3,806

Total Population

45.8

Median age

48.27%

Female population %

107.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

41.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Canaan town is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canaan town's population under 18 was 15.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canaan town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canaan town, 13.22% were under the age of 15, 12.45% aged 15 to 29, 58.25% aged 30 to 64, 15.27% aged 65 to 84, and 0.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 132 less females than males in Canaan town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.27% females and 51.73% males in Canaan, New Hampshire.
The Canaan, New Hampshire gender ratio is 107.2:100 i.e. 107.2 men to 100 women (1.072).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 249.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 252.

Canaan town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Canaan town population: 92.43% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 2% are Asian, 0.60% are some other race and 4.15% are multiracial.
Canaan town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,79 (99.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canaan town is White with a population of 3,518 (92.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,956 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Canaan town's population increased by 629 (18.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canaan town's population decreased by 151 (3.83%), 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, Canaan town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 3,310.