Truro, Massachusetts Population

Overview

1,575

Total Population

60.1

Median age

43.87%

Female population %

127.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

121.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Truro town is 60.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Truro town's population under 18 was 17.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Truro town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Truro town, 17.33% were under the age of 15, 2.54% aged 15 to 29, 42.60% aged 30 to 64, 35.43% aged 65 to 84, and 2.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 193 less females than males in Truro town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.87% females and 56.13% males in Truro, Massachusetts.
The Truro, Massachusetts gender ratio is 127.9:100 i.e. 127.9 men to 100 women (1.279).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 185.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 100.

Truro town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Truro town population: 99.94% are White and 0.06% are some other race.
Truro town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,574 (99.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Truro town is White with a population of 1,574 (99.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,488 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Truro town's population decreased by 87 (4.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Truro town's population increased by 440 (21.96%), 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, Truro town's population was lowest in year 2012 at 2,002.