New Ashford, Massachusetts Population

Overview

223

Total Population

56.3

Median age

50.22%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

39.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in New Ashford town is 56.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Ashford town's population under 18 was 5.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Ashford town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Ashford town, 3.14% were under the age of 15, 16.59% aged 15 to 29, 55.16% aged 30 to 64, 21.52% aged 65 to 84, and 3.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in New Ashford town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.22% females and 49.78% males in New Ashford, Massachusetts.
The New Ashford, Massachusetts gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 24.

New Ashford town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of New Ashford town population: 95.07% are White, 3.14% are some other race and 1.79% are multiracial.
New Ashford town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 216 (96.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Ashford town is White with a population of 212 (95.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 249 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, New Ashford town's population decreased by 16 (6.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Ashford town's population increased by 19 (8.33%), 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, New Ashford town's population was lowest in year 2015 at 223.