Freetown, Massachusetts Population

Overview

9,165

Total Population

43.2

Median age

52.57%

Female population %

90.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

54.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

165

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Freetown town is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Freetown town's population under 18 was 20.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Freetown town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Freetown town, 16.79% were under the age of 15, 15.43% aged 15 to 29, 49.23% aged 30 to 64, 17.92% aged 65 to 84, and 0.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 471 more females than males in Freetown town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.57% females and 47.43% males in Freetown, Massachusetts.
The Freetown, Massachusetts gender ratio is 90.2:100 i.e. 90.2 men to 100 women (0.902).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 428.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 459.

Freetown town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Freetown town population: 97.24% are White, 0.85% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.06% are Asian, 0.22% are some other race and 0.29% are multiracial.
Freetown town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 165 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9, (98.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Freetown town is White with a population of 8,912 (97.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,398 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Freetown town's population increased by 444 (5.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Freetown town's population increased by 326 (3.67%), 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, Freetown town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,437.