Penobscot, Maine Population

Overview

1,144

Total Population

52.7

Median age

54.63%

Female population %

83:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

81.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

33

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Penobscot town is 52.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penobscot town's population under 18 was 15.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penobscot town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penobscot town, 12.06% were under the age of 15, 9.88% aged 15 to 29, 45.19% aged 30 to 64, 27.97% aged 65 to 84, and 4.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 106 more females than males in Penobscot town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.63% females and 45.37% males in Penobscot, Maine.
The Penobscot, Maine gender ratio is 83:100 i.e. 83 men to 100 women (0.830).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 73.

Penobscot town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Penobscot town population: 95.10% are White, 0.87% are Asian, 2.10% are some other race and 1.92% are multiracial.
Penobscot town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 33 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,111 (97.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penobscot town is White with a population of 1,088 (95.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,398 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Penobscot town's population decreased by 83 (6.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penobscot town's population decreased by 127 (10.06%), 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, Penobscot town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,135.