Seekonk, Massachusetts Population

Overview

15,339

Total Population

46.0

Median age

50.67%

Female population %

97.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

328

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Seekonk town is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Seekonk town's population under 18 was 19.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Seekonk town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Seekonk town, 15.41% were under the age of 15, 16.56% aged 15 to 29, 50.74% aged 30 to 64, 15.66% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 205 more females than males in Seekonk town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.67% females and 49.33% males in Seekonk, Massachusetts.
The Seekonk, Massachusetts gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 905.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 774.

Seekonk town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Seekonk town population: 94.29% are White, 1.10% are Black or African American, 1.20% are Asian, 0.49% are some other race and 2.93% are multiracial.
Seekonk town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 328 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,011 (97.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Seekonk town is White with a population of 14,463 (94.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,770 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Seekonk town's population increased by 245 (1.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Seekonk town's population increased by 1,803 (13.12%), 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, Seekonk town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,494.