Lee, Massachusetts Population

Overview

5,784

Total Population

47.8

Median age

51.99%

Female population %

92.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

68.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

147

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lee town is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lee town's population under 18 was 17.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lee town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lee town, 12.76% were under the age of 15, 17.39% aged 15 to 29, 41.93% aged 30 to 64, 24.31% aged 65 to 84, and 3.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 230 more females than males in Lee town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.99% females and 48.01% males in Lee, Massachusetts.
The Lee, Massachusetts gender ratio is 92.4:100 i.e. 92.4 men to 100 women (0.924).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 270.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 276.

Lee town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lee town population: 91.11% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.75% are Asian, 4.93% are some other race and 1.59% are multiracial.
Lee town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 147 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,637 (97.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lee town is White with a population of 5,27 (91.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,980 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lee town's population decreased by 29 (0.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lee town's population decreased by 178 (2.99%), 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, Lee town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,677.