Phillipston, Massachusetts Population

Overview

1,948

Total Population

45.2

Median age

52.10%

Female population %

91.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

42.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Phillipston town is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Phillipston town's population under 18 was 19.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Phillipston town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Phillipston town, 16.43% were under the age of 15, 16.58% aged 15 to 29, 53.64% aged 30 to 64, 12.78% aged 65 to 84, and 0.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Phillipston town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.10% females and 47.90% males in Phillipston, Massachusetts.
The Phillipston, Massachusetts gender ratio is 91.9:100 i.e. 91.9 men to 100 women (0.919).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 149.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 119.

Phillipston town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Phillipston town population: 98.05% are White, 0.21% are Asian and 1.75% are multiracial.
Phillipston town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,935 (99.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Phillipston town is White with a population of 1,91 (98.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,799 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Phillipston town's population increased by 49 (2.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Phillipston town's population increased by 33 (1.95%), 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, Phillipston town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,641.