Scituate, Rhode Island Population

Overview

10,423

Total Population

49.2

Median age

46.79%

Female population %

113.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

51.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

163

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 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scituate town's population under 18 was 15.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scituate town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scituate town, 10.31% were under the age of 15, 18.03% aged 15 to 29, 47.87% aged 30 to 64, 20.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 669 less females than males in Scituate town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.79% females and 53.21% males in Scituate, Rhode Island.
The Scituate, Rhode Island gender ratio is 113.7:100 i.e. 113.7 men to 100 women (1.137).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 588.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 552.

Scituate town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Scituate town population: 95.73% are White, 1.08% are Asian, 0.20% are some other race and 2.98% are multiracial.
Scituate town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 163 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,26 (98.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scituate town is White with a population of 9,978 (95.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,815 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Scituate town's population increased by 179 (1.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scituate town's population decreased by 22 (0.21%), 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 10,223.