Owls Head, Maine Population

Overview

1,450

Total Population

50.2

Median age

47.52%

Female population %

110.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

71.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Owls Head town is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Owls Head town's population under 18 was 13.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Owls Head town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Owls Head town, 10.90% were under the age of 15, 17.86% aged 15 to 29, 40.34% aged 30 to 64, 27.45% aged 65 to 84, and 3.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 less females than males in Owls Head town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.52% females and 52.48% males in Owls Head, Maine.
The Owls Head, Maine gender ratio is 110.4:100 i.e. 110.4 men to 100 women (1.104).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 96.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 89.

Owls Head town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Owls Head town population: 95.66% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.48% are Asian, 0.21% are some other race and 2.90% are multiracial.
Owls Head town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,446 (99.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Owls Head town is White with a population of 1,387 (95.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,650 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Owls Head town's population decreased by 23 (1.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Owls Head town's population decreased by 74 (4.69%), 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, Owls Head town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,505.