Somers, Connecticut Population

Overview

10,398

Total Population

45.3

Median age

43.76%

Female population %

128.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

608

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Somers town is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Somers town's population under 18 was 20.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Somers town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Somers town, 16.74% were under the age of 15, 16.93% aged 15 to 29, 47.33% aged 30 to 64, 16.91% aged 65 to 84, and 2.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,298 less females than males in Somers town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.76% females and 56.24% males in Somers, Connecticut.
The Somers, Connecticut gender ratio is 128.5:100 i.e. 128.5 men to 100 women (1.285).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 565.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 444.

Somers town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Somers town population: 85.30% are White, 5.65% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 5.57% are some other race and 3.14% are multiracial.
Somers town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 608 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,79 (94.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Somers town is White with a population of 8,87 (85.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,505 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Somers town's population increased by 988 (9.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Somers town's population decreased by 1,173 (10.25%), 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 2021, Somers town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 10,267.