Stonington, CT Population

Overview

932

Total Population

60.0

Median age

51.29%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

111.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

79

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Stonington is 60.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stonington's population under 18 was 15.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stonington's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stonington, 11.05% were under the age of 15, 12.34% aged 15 to 29, 34.87% aged 30 to 64, 36.16% aged 65 to 84, and 5.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Stonington:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.29% females and 48.71% males in Stonington, CT.
The Stonington, CT gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 70.

Stonington's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Stonington population: 88.41% are White, 1.07% are Black or African American, 1.72% are Asian and 8.80% are multiracial.
Stonington's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 79 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 853 (91.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stonington is White with a population of 824 (88.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,066 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Stonington's population decreased by 110 (10.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stonington's population increased by 71 (7.70%), 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, Stonington's population was lowest in year 2019 at 880.