Palermo, Maine Population

Overview

1,408

Total Population

45.3

Median age

54.40%

Female population %

83.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palermo town is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palermo town's population under 18 was 19.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palermo town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palermo town, 16.41% were under the age of 15, 12.36% aged 15 to 29, 54.12% aged 30 to 64, 15.13% aged 65 to 84, and 1.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 124 more females than males in Palermo town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.40% females and 45.60% males in Palermo, Maine.
The Palermo, Maine gender ratio is 83.8:100 i.e. 83.8 men to 100 women (0.838).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 87.

Palermo town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palermo town population: 97.94% are White, 0.43% are Asian, 0.78% are some other race and 0.85% are multiracial.
Palermo town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,405 (99.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palermo town is White with a population of 1,379 (97.94% of the total population).

Palermo town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,609 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Palermo town's population increased by 304 (24.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palermo town's population increased by 37 (2.41%), 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, Palermo town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,231.