Mendon, Massachusetts Population

Overview

6,212

Total Population

45.6

Median age

51.03%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

47.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

148

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mendon town is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mendon town's population under 18 was 23.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mendon town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mendon town, 15.44% were under the age of 15, 18.90% aged 15 to 29, 49.10% aged 30 to 64, 15.70% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 128 more females than males in Mendon town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.03% females and 48.97% males in Mendon, Massachusetts.
The Mendon, Massachusetts gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 277.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 382.

Mendon town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mendon town population: 93.88% are White, 0.53% are Black or African American, 0.77% are Asian, 0.40% are some other race and 4.41% are multiracial.
Mendon town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 148 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,064 (97.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mendon town is White with a population of 5,832 (93.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,286 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Mendon town's population increased by 547 (10.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mendon town's population increased by 365 (6.23%), 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, Mendon town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,312.