Gray, Maine Population

Overview

8,212

Total Population

44.0

Median age

52.51%

Female population %

90.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

43.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gray town is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gray town's population under 18 was 17.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gray town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gray town, 12.58% were under the age of 15, 15.49% aged 15 to 29, 54.30% aged 30 to 64, 16.32% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 412 more females than males in Gray town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.51% females and 47.49% males in Gray, Maine.
The Gray, Maine gender ratio is 90.4:100 i.e. 90.4 men to 100 women (0.904).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 518.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 431.

Gray town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gray town population: 91.84% are White, 0.51% are Black or African American, 1.08% are Asian and 6.56% are multiracial.
Gray town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,16 (99.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gray town is White with a population of 7,542 (91.84% of the total population).

Gray town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 8,427 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Gray town's population increased by 903 (13.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gray town's population increased by 528 (6.81%), 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, Gray town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,849.