Southport, Maine Population

Overview

512

Total Population

66.7

Median age

55.66%

Female population %

79.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

143.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Southport town is 66.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Southport town's population under 18 was 9.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Southport town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 52.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Southport town, 6.05% were under the age of 15, 7.42% aged 15 to 29, 33.59% aged 30 to 64, 39.26% aged 65 to 84, and 13.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Southport town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.66% females and 44.34% males in Southport, Maine.
The Southport, Maine gender ratio is 79.6:100 i.e. 79.6 men to 100 women (0.796).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 55.

Southport town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Southport town population: 97.07% are White, 0.78% are Asian and 2.15% are multiracial.
Southport town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 51 (99.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Southport town is White with a population of 497 (97.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 705 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Southport town's population decreased by 86 (12.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Southport town's population increased by 19 (3.15%), 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, Southport town's population was lowest in year 2015 at 588.