Medfield, Massachusetts Population

Overview

12,775

Total Population

40.8

Median age

51.01%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

394

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Medfield town is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Medfield town's population under 18 was 29.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Medfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Medfield town, 24.33% were under the age of 15, 13.98% aged 15 to 29, 49.48% aged 30 to 64, 11.44% aged 65 to 84, and 0.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 259 more females than males in Medfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.01% females and 48.99% males in Medfield, Massachusetts.
The Medfield, Massachusetts gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 639.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 605.

Medfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Medfield town population: 94.93% are White, 0.24% are Black or African American, 2.99% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 1.69% are multiracial.
Medfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 394 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,381 (96.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Medfield town is White with a population of 12,127 (94.93% of the total population).

Medfield town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 13,072 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Medfield town's population decreased by 246 (2.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Medfield town's population increased by 742 (6.15%), 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, Medfield town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 12,058.