Portland, Connecticut Population

Overview

9,459

Total Population

41.3

Median age

50.89%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

53.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

387

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Portland town is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portland town's population under 18 was 23.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portland town, 17.92% were under the age of 15, 14.71% aged 15 to 29, 50.35% aged 30 to 64, 14.84% aged 65 to 84, and 2.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 169 more females than males in Portland town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.89% females and 49.11% males in Portland, Connecticut.
The Portland, Connecticut gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 534.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 482.

Portland town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Portland town population: 91.90% are White, 0.89% are Black or African American, 2.22% are Asian, 1.61% are some other race and 3.38% are multiracial.
Portland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 387 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,072 (95.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portland town is White with a population of 8,693 (91.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,635 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Portland town's population increased by 715 (8.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portland town's population decreased by 75 (0.79%), 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 2021, Portland town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,785.