Gloucester, MA Population

Overview

29,814

Total Population

50.2

Median age

50.67%

Female population %

97.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gloucester is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gloucester's population under 18 was 16.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gloucester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gloucester, 13.45% were under the age of 15, 15.10% aged 15 to 29, 46.94% aged 30 to 64, 22.06% aged 65 to 84, and 2.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 398 more females than males in Gloucester:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.67% females and 49.33% males in Gloucester, MA.
The Gloucester, MA gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,398.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,687.

Gloucester's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gloucester population: 91.69% are White, 2.12% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.60% are Asian, 1.41% are some other race and 3.13% are multiracial.
Gloucester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 28,664 (96.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gloucester is White with a population of 27,337 (91.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 30,728 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Gloucester's population decreased by 1,480 (4.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gloucester's population increased by 868 (3.01%), 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, Gloucester's population was lowest in year 2010 at 28,872.