Topsfield, Massachusetts Population

Overview

6,530

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.05%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

70.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

119

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Topsfield town is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Topsfield town's population under 18 was 27.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Topsfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Topsfield town, 19.82% were under the age of 15, 14.13% aged 15 to 29, 44.52% aged 30 to 64, 17.53% aged 65 to 84, and 4.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 more females than males in Topsfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.05% females and 49.95% males in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
The Topsfield, Massachusetts gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 405.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 357.

Topsfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Topsfield town population: 90.90% are White, 1.62% are Black or African American, 3.74% are Asian and 3.74% are multiracial.
Topsfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 119 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,411 (98.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Topsfield town is White with a population of 5,936 (90.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,644 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Topsfield town's population decreased by 61 (0.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Topsfield town's population increased by 455 (7.46%), 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, Topsfield town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 6,100.