Middlesex, NC Population

Overview

1,141

Total Population

34.0

Median age

52.67%

Female population %

89.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

43.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

136

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Middlesex's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Middlesex is 34.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Middlesex's population under 18 was 29.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Middlesex's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Middlesex, 19.98% were under the age of 15, 24.54% aged 15 to 29, 45.40% aged 30 to 64, 9.38% aged 65 to 84, and 0.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 more females than males in Middlesex:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.67% females and 47.33% males in Middlesex, NC.
The Middlesex, NC gender ratio is 89.9:100 i.e. 89.9 men to 100 women (0.899).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 83.

Middlesex's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Middlesex population: 61.26% are White, 31.20% are Black or African American, 3.68% are some other race and 3.86% are multiracial.
Middlesex's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 136 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,005 (88.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Middlesex is White with a population of 699 (61.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 929 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Middlesex's population decreased by 31 (3.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Middlesex's population increased by 92 (11.10%), 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, Middlesex's population was lowest in year 2015 at 818.