Massapequa Park, NY Population

Overview

17,149

Total Population

43.6

Median age

51.10%

Female population %

95.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,017

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Massapequa Park's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Massapequa Park is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Massapequa Park's population under 18 was 20.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Massapequa Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Massapequa Park, 17.24% were under the age of 15, 17.06% aged 15 to 29, 46.24% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 377 more females than males in Massapequa Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.10% females and 48.90% males in Massapequa Park, NY.
The Massapequa Park, NY gender ratio is 95.7:100 i.e. 95.7 men to 100 women (0.957).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 698.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 813.

Massapequa Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Massapequa Park population: 91.24% are White, 0.52% are Black or African American, 2.53% are Asian, 1.80% are some other race and 3.91% are multiracial.
Massapequa Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 1,017 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,132 (94.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Massapequa Park is White with a population of 15,647 (91.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,458 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Massapequa Park's population decreased by 323 (1.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Massapequa Park's population decreased by 84 (0.49%), 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, Massapequa Park's population was lowest in year 2008 at 16,747.