Suffield, Connecticut Population

Overview

15,863

Total Population

44.3

Median age

45.04%

Female population %

122:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

41.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,167

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Suffield town is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Suffield town's population under 18 was 17.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Suffield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Suffield town, 13.20% were under the age of 15, 18.59% aged 15 to 29, 51.91% aged 30 to 64, 13.39% aged 65 to 84, and 2.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,575 less females than males in Suffield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.04% females and 54.96% males in Suffield, Connecticut.
The Suffield, Connecticut gender ratio is 122:100 i.e. 122 men to 100 women (1.220).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 983.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 803.

Suffield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Suffield town population: 81.21% are White, 9.46% are Black or African American, 2.30% are Asian, 3.74% are some other race and 3.28% are multiracial.
Suffield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,167 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,696 (92.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Suffield town is White with a population of 12,882 (81.21% of the total population).

Suffield town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 15,862 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Suffield town's population increased by 2,165 (15.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Suffield town's population increased by 68 (0.43%), 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, Suffield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,601.