Voluntown, Connecticut Population

Overview

2,554

Total Population

47.8

Median age

51.68%

Female population %

93.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

39.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

65

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Voluntown town is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Voluntown town's population under 18 was 17.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Voluntown town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Voluntown town, 13.12% were under the age of 15, 22.59% aged 15 to 29, 49.02% aged 30 to 64, 13.90% aged 65 to 84, and 1.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 86 more females than males in Voluntown town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.68% females and 48.32% males in Voluntown, Connecticut.
The Voluntown, Connecticut gender ratio is 93.5:100 i.e. 93.5 men to 100 women (0.935).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 146.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 261.

Voluntown town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Voluntown town population: 89.08% are White, 1.84% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.82% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.47% are some other race and 7.56% are multiracial.
Voluntown town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 65 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,489 (97.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Voluntown town is White with a population of 2,275 (89.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,638 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Voluntown town's population increased by 62 (2.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Voluntown town's population decreased by 51 (1.96%), 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 2021, Voluntown town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,517.