Overview
15,863
Total Population
44.5
Median age
53.57%
Female population %
86.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
75.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
837
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Longmeadow town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Longmeadow town is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Longmeadow town's population under 18 was 24.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Longmeadow town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Longmeadow town, 20.60% were under the age of 15, 13.74% aged 15 to 29, 43.40% aged 30 to 64, 18.38% aged 65 to 84, and 3.88% were 85 years of age and older.
![Longmeadow, Massachusetts population by age group The graph shows Longmeadow town's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/longmeadow-ma-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 1,133 more females than males in Longmeadow town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.57% females and 46.43% males in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
- The Longmeadow, Massachusetts gender ratio is 86.7:100 i.e. 86.7 men to 100 women (0.867).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 750.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 650.
![Longmeadow, Massachusetts population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Longmeadow, Massachusetts population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/longmeadow-ma-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Longmeadow town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Longmeadow town population: 87.99% are White, 1.53% are Black or African American, 6.37% are Asian, 0.55% are some other race and 3.56% are multiracial.
- Longmeadow town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 837 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,026 (94.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Longmeadow town is White with a population of 13,958 (87.99% of the total population).
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Year by year
Longmeadow town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 15,891 in the year 2014
- From 2000 to 2010, Longmeadow town's population increased by 172 (1.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Longmeadow town's population increased by 2 (0.01%), 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, Longmeadow town's population was lowest in year 2008 at 15,319.
![Longmeadow, Massachusetts population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Longmeadow town's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-longmeadow-ma-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)