Darien, Connecticut Population

Overview

21,485

Total Population

39.9

Median age

50.37%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,051

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Darien town is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Darien town's population under 18 was 31.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Darien town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Darien town, 26.09% were under the age of 15, 15.58% aged 15 to 29, 45.07% aged 30 to 64, 10.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 159 more females than males in Darien town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.37% females and 49.63% males in Darien, Connecticut.
The Darien, Connecticut gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,140.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,100.

Darien town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Darien town population: 87.43% are White, 0.83% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.11% are Asian, 1.12% are some other race and 4.47% are multiracial.
Darien town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,051 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,434 (95.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Darien town is White with a population of 18,785 (87.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,778 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Darien town's population increased by 1,098 (5.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Darien town's population increased by 699 (3.37%), 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, Darien town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 19,654.