Middletown, Rhode Island Population

Overview

16,983

Total Population

44.8

Median age

51.80%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,298

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Middletown town is 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Middletown town's population under 18 was 18.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Middletown town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Middletown town, 15.58% were under the age of 15, 15.80% aged 15 to 29, 47.16% aged 30 to 64, 18.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 613 more females than males in Middletown town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.80% females and 48.20% males in Middletown, Rhode Island.
The Middletown, Rhode Island gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 671.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 719.

Middletown town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Middletown town population: 79.66% are White, 7.62% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.17% are Asian, 2.77% are some other race and 7.60% are multiracial.
Middletown town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,298 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,685 (92.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Middletown town is White with a population of 13,528 (79.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,385 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Middletown town's population decreased by 1,240 (7.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Middletown town's population increased by 912 (5.65%), 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, Middletown town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 15,905.