Massena Town, New York Population

Overview

12,498

Total Population

42.7

Median age

51.30%

Female population %

94.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

59.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

154

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Massena town is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Massena town's population under 18 was 19.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Massena town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Massena town, 15.23% were under the age of 15, 16.58% aged 15 to 29, 46.01% aged 30 to 64, 19.52% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 324 more females than males in Massena town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.30% females and 48.70% males in Massena Town, New York.
The Massena Town, New York gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 521.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 533.

Massena town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Massena town population: 95.21% are White, 0.32% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.54% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 3.28% are multiracial.
Massena town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 154 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,344 (98.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Massena town is White with a population of 11,899 (95.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,086 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Massena town's population decreased by 218 (1.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Massena town's population decreased by 471 (3.66%), 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, Massena town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,057.