Dracut, Massachusetts Population

Overview

32,356

Total Population

41.4

Median age

50.51%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

49.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,342

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dracut town is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dracut town's population under 18 was 21.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dracut town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dracut town, 16.95% were under the age of 15, 17.56% aged 15 to 29, 49.34% aged 30 to 64, 13.06% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 330 more females than males in Dracut town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.51% females and 49.49% males in Dracut, Massachusetts.
The Dracut, Massachusetts gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,450.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,417.

Dracut town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dracut town population: 87.04% are White, 2.77% are Black or African American, 3.88% are Asian, 1.17% are some other race and 5.14% are multiracial.
Dracut town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2,342 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,014 (92.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dracut town is White with a population of 28,164 (87.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 32,501 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Dracut town's population increased by 811 (2.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dracut town's population increased by 2,994 (10.15%), 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, Dracut town's population was lowest in year 2004 at 28,630.