Jaffrey, New Hampshire Population

Overview

5,345

Total Population

42.3

Median age

51.28%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jaffrey town is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jaffrey town's population under 18 was 25.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jaffrey town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jaffrey town, 20.54% were under the age of 15, 11.60% aged 15 to 29, 51.86% aged 30 to 64, 12.29% aged 65 to 84, and 3.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 137 more females than males in Jaffrey town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.28% females and 48.72% males in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
The Jaffrey, New Hampshire gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 327.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 434.

Jaffrey town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jaffrey town population: 93.79% are White, 0.77% are Black or African American, 0.84% are Asian, 1.18% are some other race and 3.42% are multiracial.
Jaffrey town'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 5,262 (98.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jaffrey town is White with a population of 5,013 (93.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,731 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Jaffrey town's population decreased by 36 (0.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jaffrey town's population decreased by 125 (2.29%), 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, Jaffrey town's population was lowest in year 2017 at 5,265.