Monterey, Massachusetts Population

Overview

793

Total Population

64.9

Median age

52.59%

Female population %

90.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

137.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Monterey town is 64.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Monterey town's population under 18 was 10.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Monterey town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 49.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Monterey town, 8.07% were under the age of 15, 9.46% aged 15 to 29, 32.66% aged 30 to 64, 30.14% aged 65 to 84, and 19.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 more females than males in Monterey town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.59% females and 47.41% males in Monterey, Massachusetts.
The Monterey, Massachusetts gender ratio is 90.2:100 i.e. 90.2 men to 100 women (0.902).
For male population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 80.

Monterey town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Monterey town population: 98.61% are White and 1.39% are some other race.
Monterey town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 775 (97.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Monterey town is White with a population of 782 (98.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,092 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Monterey town's population increased by 30 (3.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Monterey town's population increased by 139 (14.59%), 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, Monterey town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 923.