Overview
6,273
Total Population
37.6
Median age
55.84%
Female population %
79.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
42.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
83
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hampstead's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hampstead is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hampstead's population under 18 was 19.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hampstead's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hampstead, 15.13% were under the age of 15, 20.60% aged 15 to 29, 49.82% aged 30 to 64, 12.74% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 733 more females than males in Hampstead:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.84% females and 44.16% males in Hampstead, MD.
- The Hampstead, MD gender ratio is 79.1:100 i.e. 79.1 men to 100 women (0.791).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 326.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 405.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hampstead's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hampstead population: 88.63% are White, 1.39% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.74% are Asian, 2.02% are some other race and 1.96% are multiracial.
- Hampstead's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,19 (98.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hampstead is White with a population of 5,56 (88.63% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hampstead's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 6,410 in the year 2019
- From 2000 to 2010, Hampstead's population increased by 1,206 (23.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hampstead's population decreased by 70 (1.11%), 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, Hampstead's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,113.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)