Holliston, Massachusetts Population

Overview

14,891

Total Population

44.2

Median age

50.03%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

464

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Holliston town is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Holliston town's population under 18 was 23.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Holliston town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Holliston town, 18.72% were under the age of 15, 15.12% aged 15 to 29, 50.01% aged 30 to 64, 15.08% aged 65 to 84, and 1.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Holliston town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.03% females and 49.97% males in Holliston, Massachusetts.
The Holliston, Massachusetts gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 713.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 797.

Holliston town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Holliston town population: 88.21% are White, 1.16% are Black or African American, 6.72% are Asian, 0.83% are some other race and 3.08% are multiracial.
Holliston town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 464 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,427 (96.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Holliston town is White with a population of 13,136 (88.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,973 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Holliston town's population decreased by 280 (2.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Holliston town's population increased by 1,389 (10.23%), 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, Holliston town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 13,584.