Cottage City, MD Population

Overview

1,089

Total Population

47.4

Median age

55.37%

Female population %

80.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

43.3

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

506

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Cottage City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cottage City is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottage City's population under 18 was 15.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottage City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottage City, 13.59% were under the age of 15, 16.07% aged 15 to 29, 53.72% aged 30 to 64, 14.05% aged 65 to 84, and 2.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 117 more females than males in Cottage City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.37% females and 44.63% males in Cottage City, MD.
The Cottage City, MD gender ratio is 80.6:100 i.e. 80.6 men to 100 women (0.806).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 78.

Cottage City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottage City population: 14.78% are White, 29.38% are Black or African American, 6.15% are Asian, 1.84% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 40.77% are some other race and 7.07% are multiracial.
Cottage City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 506 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 583 (53.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottage City is some other race with a population of 444 (40.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,363 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Cottage City's population increased by 171 (15.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottage City's population increased by 21 (1.61%), 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, Cottage City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,137.