Great Barrington, Massachusetts Population

Overview

7,169

Total Population

46.9

Median age

55.53%

Female population %

80.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

254

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Great Barrington town is 46.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Great Barrington town's population under 18 was 19.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Great Barrington town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Great Barrington town, 15.04% were under the age of 15, 18.16% aged 15 to 29, 42.98% aged 30 to 64, 20.03% aged 65 to 84, and 3.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 793 more females than males in Great Barrington town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.53% females and 44.47% males in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
The Great Barrington, Massachusetts gender ratio is 80.1:100 i.e. 80.1 men to 100 women (0.801).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 332.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 432.

Great Barrington town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Great Barrington town population: 88.56% are White, 1.99% are Black or African American, 2.59% are Asian, 2.30% are some other race and 4.55% are multiracial.
Great Barrington town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 254 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,915 (96.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Great Barrington town is White with a population of 6,349 (88.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,531 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Great Barrington town's population decreased by 433 (5.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Great Barrington town's population increased by 75 (1.06%), 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, Great Barrington town's population was lowest in year 2017 at 6,873.