Mount Washington, Massachusetts Population

Overview

161

Total Population

56.8

Median age

49.07%

Female population %

103.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

51.9

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

The median age in Mount Washington town is 56.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Washington town's population under 18 was 2.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Washington town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Washington town, 2.48% were under the age of 15, 15.53% aged 15 to 29, 50.31% aged 30 to 64, 28.57% aged 65 to 84, and 3.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 less females than males in Mount Washington town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.07% females and 50.93% males in Mount Washington, Massachusetts.
The Mount Washington, Massachusetts gender ratio is 103.8:100 i.e. 103.8 men to 100 women (1.038).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 12.

Mount Washington town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Washington town population: 98.14% are White and 1.86% are multiracial.
Mount Washington 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 16 (99.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Washington town is White with a population of 158 (98.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 167 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Washington town's population increased by 20 (13.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Washington town's population decreased by 8 (4.79%), 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 Washington town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 146.