Plainville, Massachusetts Population

Overview

9,760

Total Population

44.3

Median age

49.60%

Female population %

101.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

53.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

626

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plainville town is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plainville town's population under 18 was 18.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainville town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainville town, 14.91% were under the age of 15, 16.90% aged 15 to 29, 48.10% aged 30 to 64, 19.15% aged 65 to 84, and 0.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 78 less females than males in Plainville town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.60% females and 50.40% males in Plainville, Massachusetts.
The Plainville, Massachusetts gender ratio is 101.6:100 i.e. 101.6 men to 100 women (1.016).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 374.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 517.

Plainville town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainville town population: 88.69% are White, 2.62% are Black or African American, 2.39% are Asian, 3.59% are some other race and 2.72% are multiracial.
Plainville town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 626 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,134 (93.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainville town is White with a population of 8,656 (88.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,927 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Plainville town's population increased by 586 (7.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainville town's population increased by 1,623 (19.54%), 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, Plainville town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,718.