Stonington Town, Connecticut Population

Overview

18,354

Total Population

50.4

Median age

51.73%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

67.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

641

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 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stonington town's population under 18 was 17.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stonington town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stonington town, 14.66% were under the age of 15, 13.58% aged 15 to 29, 46.02% aged 30 to 64, 22.69% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 636 more females than males in Stonington town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.73% females and 48.27% males in Stonington Town, Connecticut.
The Stonington Town, Connecticut gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 855.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 849.

Stonington town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Stonington town population: 85.43% are White, 3.05% are Black or African American, 0.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.99% are Asian, 0.68% are some other race and 8.39% are multiracial.
Stonington town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 641 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,713 (96.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stonington town is White with a population of 15,68 (85.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,607 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Stonington town's population increased by 569 (3.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stonington town's population decreased by 218 (1.18%), 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 2021, Stonington town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,955.