Enfield, Connecticut Population

Overview

42,480

Total Population

40.6

Median age

47.69%

Female population %

109.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

48.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,731

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Enfield town is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Enfield town's population under 18 was 18.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Enfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Enfield town, 15.59% were under the age of 15, 18.37% aged 15 to 29, 48.82% aged 30 to 64, 14.93% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,964 less females than males in Enfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.69% females and 52.31% males in Enfield, Connecticut.
The Enfield, Connecticut gender ratio is 109.7:100 i.e. 109.7 men to 100 women (1.097).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 2,076.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,709.

Enfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Enfield town population: 77.83% are White, 6.94% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.76% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.51% are some other race and 8.74% are multiracial.
Enfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4,731 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 37,749 (88.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Enfield town is White with a population of 33,064 (77.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 45,610 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Enfield town's population decreased by 595 (1.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Enfield town's population decreased by 2,495 (5.59%), 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, Enfield town's population was lowest in year 2021 at 42,031.