Newbury, Massachusetts Population

Overview

6,745

Total Population

50.3

Median age

53.09%

Female population %

88.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

144

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Newbury town is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Newbury town's population under 18 was 21.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Newbury town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Newbury town, 16.22% were under the age of 15, 11.07% aged 15 to 29, 50.20% aged 30 to 64, 21.56% aged 65 to 84, and 0.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 417 more females than males in Newbury town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.09% females and 46.91% males in Newbury, Massachusetts.
The Newbury, Massachusetts gender ratio is 88.4:100 i.e. 88.4 men to 100 women (0.884).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 424.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 485.

Newbury town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Newbury town population: 95.05% are White, 1.68% are Asian, 0.79% are some other race and 2.49% are multiracial.
Newbury town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 144 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,601 (97.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Newbury town is White with a population of 6,411 (95.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,152 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Newbury town's population decreased by 31 (0.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Newbury town's population increased by 25 (0.37%), 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, Newbury town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 6,689.