Charlestown, New Hampshire Population

Overview

4,855

Total Population

49.4

Median age

49.68%

Female population %

101.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Charlestown town is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charlestown town's population under 18 was 18.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charlestown town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charlestown town, 14.50% were under the age of 15, 14.60% aged 15 to 29, 47.79% aged 30 to 64, 21.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 less females than males in Charlestown town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.68% females and 50.32% males in Charlestown, New Hampshire.
The Charlestown, New Hampshire gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 281.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 352.

Charlestown town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Charlestown town population: 94.05% are White, 1.57% are Asian, 0.04% are some other race and 4.35% are multiracial.
Charlestown town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,855 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charlestown town is White with a population of 4,566 (94.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,120 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Charlestown town's population increased by 360 (7.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charlestown town's population decreased by 314 (6.13%), 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, Charlestown town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,760.