Griswold, Connecticut Population

Overview

11,460

Total Population

45.6

Median age

47.44%

Female population %

110.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

552

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Griswold town is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Griswold town's population under 18 was 21.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Griswold town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Griswold town, 16.20% were under the age of 15, 17.16% aged 15 to 29, 49.40% aged 30 to 64, 15.50% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 586 less females than males in Griswold town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.44% females and 52.56% males in Griswold, Connecticut.
The Griswold, Connecticut gender ratio is 110.8:100 i.e. 110.8 men to 100 women (1.108).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 658.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 749.

Griswold town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Griswold town population: 89.84% are White, 0.04% are Black or African American, 1.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 0.94% are some other race and 7.92% are multiracial.
Griswold town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 552 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,908 (95.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Griswold town is White with a population of 10,296 (89.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,978 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Griswold town's population increased by 1,130 (10.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Griswold town's population decreased by 577 (4.82%), 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 2021, Griswold town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,830.