Litchfield, CT Population

Overview

1,398

Total Population

47.8

Median age

52.79%

Female population %

89.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

71.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

51

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Litchfield is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Litchfield's population under 18 was 16.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Litchfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Litchfield, 11.37% were under the age of 15, 17.95% aged 15 to 29, 40.49% aged 30 to 64, 22.32% aged 65 to 84, and 7.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 78 more females than males in Litchfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.79% females and 47.21% males in Litchfield, CT.
The Litchfield, CT gender ratio is 89.4:100 i.e. 89.4 men to 100 women (0.894).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 85.

Litchfield's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Litchfield population: 79.26% are White, 6.37% are Black or African American, 5.94% are Asian, 4.01% are some other race and 4.43% are multiracial.
Litchfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 51 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,347 (96.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Litchfield is White with a population of 1,108 (79.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,359 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Litchfield's population decreased by 90 (6.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Litchfield's population decreased by 66 (5.25%), 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, Litchfield's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,190.