Southborough, Massachusetts Population

Overview

10,380

Total Population

42.5

Median age

53.06%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

55.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

256

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Southborough town is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Southborough town's population under 18 was 27.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Southborough town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Southborough town, 22.13% were under the age of 15, 14.72% aged 15 to 29, 49.59% aged 30 to 64, 12.04% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 636 more females than males in Southborough town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.06% females and 46.94% males in Southborough, Massachusetts.
The Southborough, Massachusetts gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 512.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 589.

Southborough town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Southborough town population: 79.61% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 16.36% are Asian, 2.40% are some other race and 0.97% are multiracial.
Southborough town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 256 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,124 (97.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Southborough town is White with a population of 8,264 (79.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,446 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Southborough town's population increased by 947 (10.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Southborough town's population increased by 666 (6.81%), 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, Southborough town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,828.