Killingworth, Connecticut Population

Overview

6,276

Total Population

50.6

Median age

52.09%

Female population %

92:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

143

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Killingworth town is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Killingworth town's population under 18 was 18.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Killingworth town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Killingworth town, 15.57% were under the age of 15, 15.26% aged 15 to 29, 46.83% aged 30 to 64, 20.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 262 more females than males in Killingworth town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.09% females and 47.91% males in Killingworth, Connecticut.
The Killingworth, Connecticut gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 368.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 326.

Killingworth town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Killingworth town population: 92.32% are White, 1.47% are Asian, 0.64% are some other race and 5.58% are multiracial.
Killingworth town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 143 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,133 (97.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Killingworth town is White with a population of 5,794 (92.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,559 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Killingworth town's population increased by 463 (7.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Killingworth town's population decreased by 297 (4.56%), 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 2021, Killingworth town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,056.