Litchfield Town, Connecticut Population

Overview

8,161

Total Population

53.1

Median age

51.57%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

333

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Litchfield town is 53.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Litchfield town's population under 18 was 15.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Litchfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Litchfield town, 12.94% were under the age of 15, 15.29% aged 15 to 29, 44.69% aged 30 to 64, 21.77% aged 65 to 84, and 5.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 257 more females than males in Litchfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.57% females and 48.43% males in Litchfield Town, Connecticut.
The Litchfield Town, Connecticut gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 496.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 418.

Litchfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Litchfield town population: 90.16% are White, 2.08% are Black or African American, 2.39% are Asian, 1.12% are some other race and 4.25% are multiracial.
Litchfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 333 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,828 (95.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Litchfield town is White with a population of 7,358 (90.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,749 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Litchfield town's population increased by 80 (0.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Litchfield town's population decreased by 317 (3.75%), 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, Litchfield town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,096.