Mansfield, Massachusetts Population

Overview

23,768

Total Population

42.1

Median age

52.26%

Female population %

91.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

844

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mansfield town is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mansfield town's population under 18 was 21.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mansfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mansfield town, 18.30% were under the age of 15, 18.18% aged 15 to 29, 50.42% aged 30 to 64, 11.35% aged 65 to 84, and 1.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,074 more females than males in Mansfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.26% females and 47.74% males in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
The Mansfield, Massachusetts gender ratio is 91.4:100 i.e. 91.4 men to 100 women (0.914).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,043.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,249.

Mansfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mansfield town population: 87.21% are White, 2.10% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.18% are Asian, 1.83% are some other race and 2.51% are multiracial.
Mansfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 844 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,924 (96.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mansfield town is White with a population of 20,727 (87.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 24,484 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Mansfield town's population increased by 829 (3.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mansfield town's population increased by 658 (2.84%), 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, Mansfield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 22,366.