Hawley, Massachusetts Population

Overview

379

Total Population

56.5

Median age

50.13%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

72.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hawley town is 56.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hawley town's population under 18 was 12.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hawley town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hawley town, 11.35% were under the age of 15, 10.29% aged 15 to 29, 47.76% aged 30 to 64, 26.39% aged 65 to 84, and 4.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Hawley town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.13% females and 49.87% males in Hawley, Massachusetts.
The Hawley, Massachusetts gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 26.

Hawley town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hawley town population: 93.93% are White, 3.96% are Asian and 2.11% are multiracial.
Hawley town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 364 (96.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hawley town is White with a population of 356 (93.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 354 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Hawley town's population increased by 3 (0.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hawley town's population increased by 15 (4.42%), 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, Hawley town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 334.