Smithfield, Maine Population

Overview

934

Total Population

55.0

Median age

50.54%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

65.3

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

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

The median age in Smithfield town is 55.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Smithfield town's population under 18 was 11.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Smithfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Smithfield town, 9.74% were under the age of 15, 12.63% aged 15 to 29, 47.86% aged 30 to 64, 26.23% aged 65 to 84, and 3.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Smithfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.54% females and 49.46% males in Smithfield, Maine.
The Smithfield, Maine gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 72.

Smithfield town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Smithfield town population: 96.25% are White, 0.11% are some other race and 3.64% are multiracial.
Smithfield 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 925 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Smithfield town is White with a population of 899 (96.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,032 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Smithfield town's population increased by 107 (11.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Smithfield town's population decreased by 106 (10.27%), 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, Smithfield town's population was lowest in year 2005 at 912.