Heath, Massachusetts Population

Overview

728

Total Population

53.3

Median age

47.80%

Female population %

109.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

78.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Heath town is 53.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Heath town's population under 18 was 15.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Heath town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Heath town, 11.26% were under the age of 15, 16.07% aged 15 to 29, 39.84% aged 30 to 64, 29.40% aged 65 to 84, and 3.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 less females than males in Heath town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.80% females and 52.20% males in Heath, Massachusetts.
The Heath, Massachusetts gender ratio is 109.2:100 i.e. 109.2 men to 100 women (1.092).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 74.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 36.

Heath town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Heath town population: 93.41% are White, 0.41% are Asian and 6.18% are multiracial.
Heath town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 699 (96.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Heath town is White with a population of 68 (93.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 809 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Heath town's population decreased by 95 (11.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Heath town's population increased by 16 (2.27%), 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, Heath town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 695.