Sorrento, Maine Population

Overview

271

Total Population

42.8

Median age

55.35%

Female population %

80.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

65.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sorrento town is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sorrento town's population under 18 was 8.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sorrento town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sorrento town, 7.01% were under the age of 15, 27.31% aged 15 to 29, 33.21% aged 30 to 64, 27.68% aged 65 to 84, and 4.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Sorrento town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.35% females and 44.65% males in Sorrento, Maine.
The Sorrento, Maine gender ratio is 80.7:100 i.e. 80.7 men to 100 women (0.807).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 43.

Sorrento town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sorrento town population: 93.73% are White, 1.85% are Asian, 0.37% are some other race and 4.06% are multiracial.
Sorrento town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 271 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sorrento town is White with a population of 254 (93.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 290 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sorrento town's population decreased by 17 (5.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sorrento town's population increased by 5 (1.83%), 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, Sorrento town's population was lowest in year 2017 at 269.