Manchester, Maine Population

Overview

2,412

Total Population

44.6

Median age

52.69%

Female population %

89.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Manchester town is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Manchester town's population under 18 was 18.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Manchester town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Manchester town, 16.25% were under the age of 15, 16.25% aged 15 to 29, 48.55% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 130 more females than males in Manchester town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.69% females and 47.31% males in Manchester, Maine.
The Manchester, Maine gender ratio is 89.8:100 i.e. 89.8 men to 100 women (0.898).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 114.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 136.

Manchester town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Manchester town population: 98.09% are White, 0.41% are Asian and 1.49% are multiracial.
Manchester town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,381 (98.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Manchester town is White with a population of 2,366 (98.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,606 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Manchester town's population increased by 72 (2.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Manchester town's population decreased by 110 (4.29%), 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, Manchester town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,453.