Stonington, Maine Population

Overview

887

Total Population

56.1

Median age

49.27%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Stonington town is 56.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stonington town's population under 18 was 12.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stonington town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stonington town, 12.06% were under the age of 15, 11.27% aged 15 to 29, 48.48% aged 30 to 64, 23.68% aged 65 to 84, and 4.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 less females than males in Stonington town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.27% females and 50.73% males in Stonington, Maine.
The Stonington, Maine gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 60.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 76.

Stonington town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Stonington town population: 97.97% are White, 1.01% are Black or African American, 0.56% are some other race and 0.45% are multiracial.
Stonington town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 871 (98.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stonington town is White with a population of 869 (97.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,163 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Stonington town's population decreased by 109 (9.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stonington town's population increased by 13 (1.25%), 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 2022, Stonington town's population was lowest in year 2016 at 1,032.