Mount Desert, Maine Population

Overview

1,771

Total Population

54.6

Median age

53.59%

Female population %

86.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Desert town is 54.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Desert town's population under 18 was 12.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Desert town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Desert town, 8.58% were under the age of 15, 19.76% aged 15 to 29, 45.62% aged 30 to 64, 23.94% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 127 more females than males in Mount Desert town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.59% females and 46.41% males in Mount Desert, Maine.
The Mount Desert, Maine gender ratio is 86.6:100 i.e. 86.6 men to 100 women (0.866).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 115.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 142.

Mount Desert town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Desert town population: 97.23% are White, 1.41% are Black or African American, 0.40% are Asian and 0.96% are some other race.
Mount Desert town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,77 (99.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Desert town is White with a population of 1,722 (97.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,200 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Desert town's population decreased by 66 (3.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Desert town's population increased by 99 (4.82%), 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, Mount Desert town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 2,054.