Orient, Maine Population

Overview

125

Total Population

60.4

Median age

47.20%

Female population %

111.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

98.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orient town is 60.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orient town's population under 18 was 16.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orient town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orient town, 15.20% were under the age of 15, 1.60% aged 15 to 29, 48.80% aged 30 to 64, 32.80% aged 65 to 84, and 1.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 less females than males in Orient town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.20% females and 52.80% males in Orient, Maine.
The Orient, Maine gender ratio is 111.9:100 i.e. 111.9 men to 100 women (1.119).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 17.

Orient town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Orient town population: 81.60% are White, 4% are Asian and 14.40% are multiracial.
Orient town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 125 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orient town is White with a population of 102 (81.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 155 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Orient town's population increased by 2 (1.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orient town's population increased by 8 (5.44%), 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, Orient town's population was lowest in year 2008 at 137.