Longmeadow, Massachusetts Population

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

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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.

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 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).

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.