Plympton, Massachusetts Population

Overview

2,934

Total Population

45.5

Median age

52.11%

Female population %

91.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

71.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plympton town is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plympton town's population under 18 was 22.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plympton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plympton town, 20.35% were under the age of 15, 13.50% aged 15 to 29, 44.75% aged 30 to 64, 19.39% aged 65 to 84, and 2.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 124 more females than males in Plympton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.11% females and 47.89% males in Plympton, Massachusetts.
The Plympton, 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 50-54 years with a population of 144.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 179.

Plympton town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plympton town population: 96.63% are White, 2.66% are Black or African American, 0.03% are some other race and 0.68% are multiracial.
Plympton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,918 (99.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plympton town is White with a population of 2,835 (96.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,994 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Plympton town's population increased by 197 (7.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plympton town's population increased by 80 (2.81%), 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, Plympton town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,650.