Exeter, Maine Population

Overview

1,111

Total Population

52.4

Median age

44.28%

Female population %

125.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Exeter town is 52.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Exeter town's population under 18 was 10.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Exeter town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Exeter town, 6.66% were under the age of 15, 17.55% aged 15 to 29, 48.96% aged 30 to 64, 26.55% aged 65 to 84, and 0.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 127 less females than males in Exeter town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.28% females and 55.72% males in Exeter, Maine.
The Exeter, Maine gender ratio is 125.8:100 i.e. 125.8 men to 100 women (1.258).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 113.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 81.

Exeter town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Exeter town population: 99.28% are White, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.45% are multiracial.
Exeter town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,106 (99.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Exeter town is White with a population of 1,103 (99.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,096 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Exeter town's population increased by 98 (9.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Exeter town's population decreased by 129 (11.80%), 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, Exeter town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 964.