Scituate, Massachusetts Population

Overview

19,016

Total Population

49.5

Median age

53.25%

Female population %

87.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

63.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

285

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Scituate town is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scituate town's population under 18 was 20.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scituate town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scituate town, 15.81% were under the age of 15, 15.39% aged 15 to 29, 45.85% aged 30 to 64, 20.01% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,236 more females than males in Scituate town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.25% females and 46.75% males in Scituate, Massachusetts.
The Scituate, Massachusetts gender ratio is 87.8:100 i.e. 87.8 men to 100 women (0.878).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 967.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 943.

Scituate town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Scituate town population: 91.12% are White, 0.34% are Black or African American, 1.91% are Asian, 2.56% are some other race and 4.06% are multiracial.
Scituate town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 285 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,731 (98.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scituate town is White with a population of 17,327 (91.12% of the total population).

Scituate town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 19,190 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Scituate town's population increased by 241 (1.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scituate town's population increased by 921 (5.07%), 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, Scituate town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,916.