Jay, Maine Population

Overview

4,661

Total Population

41.0

Median age

47.18%

Female population %

112:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

53.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

71

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jay town is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jay town's population under 18 was 17.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jay town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jay town, 13.88% were under the age of 15, 14.59% aged 15 to 29, 50.63% aged 30 to 64, 20.62% aged 65 to 84, and 0.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 263 less females than males in Jay town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.18% females and 52.82% males in Jay, Maine.
The Jay, Maine gender ratio is 112:100 i.e. 112 men to 100 women (1.120).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 260.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 237.

Jay town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jay town population: 95.02% are White, 0.88% are Asian and 4.10% are multiracial.
Jay town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 71 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,59 (98.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jay town is White with a population of 4,429 (95.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,001 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Jay town's population decreased by 151 (3.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jay town's population decreased by 218 (4.51%), 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, Jay town's population was lowest in year 2018 at 4,597.