Leyden, Massachusetts Population

Overview

651

Total Population

52.9

Median age

49.77%

Female population %

100.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Leyden town is 52.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leyden town's population under 18 was 12.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leyden town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leyden town, 11.52% were under the age of 15, 9.37% aged 15 to 29, 55.91% aged 30 to 64, 22.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 less females than males in Leyden town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.77% females and 50.23% males in Leyden, Massachusetts.
The Leyden, Massachusetts gender ratio is 100.9:100 i.e. 100.9 men to 100 women (1.009).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 46.

Leyden town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Leyden town population: 97.85% are White, 1.08% are some other race and 1.08% are multiracial.
Leyden town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 64 (98.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leyden town is White with a population of 637 (97.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 834 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Leyden town's population decreased by 72 (9.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leyden town's population increased by 12 (1.67%), 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, Leyden town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 716.