Prospect, Maine Population

Overview

795

Total Population

43.7

Median age

54.21%

Female population %

84.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

59.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prospect town is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prospect town's population under 18 was 21.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prospect town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prospect town, 20.00% were under the age of 15, 16.98% aged 15 to 29, 45.91% aged 30 to 64, 16.60% aged 65 to 84, and 0.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 more females than males in Prospect town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.21% females and 45.79% males in Prospect, Maine.
The Prospect, Maine gender ratio is 84.5:100 i.e. 84.5 men to 100 women (0.845).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 73.

Prospect town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Prospect town population: 96.10% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American and 3.65% are multiracial.
Prospect town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 786 (98.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prospect town is White with a population of 764 (96.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 745 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Prospect town's population increased by 64 (9.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prospect town's population decreased by 10 (1.41%), 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, Prospect town's population was lowest in year 2009 at 631.