Wakefield, Massachusetts Population

Overview

27,041

Total Population

43.8

Median age

50.10%

Female population %

99.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

728

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wakefield town is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wakefield town's population under 18 was 20.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wakefield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wakefield town, 16.62% were under the age of 15, 14.73% aged 15 to 29, 50.57% aged 30 to 64, 15.46% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 more females than males in Wakefield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.10% females and 49.90% males in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
The Wakefield, Massachusetts gender ratio is 99.6:100 i.e. 99.6 men to 100 women (0.996).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,172.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,257.

Wakefield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wakefield town population: 91.88% are White, 1.17% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.83% are Asian, 0.37% are some other race and 2.73% are multiracial.
Wakefield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 728 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 26,313 (97.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wakefield town is White with a population of 24,846 (91.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 27,121 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Wakefield town's population increased by 449 (1.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wakefield town's population increased by 1,879 (7.47%), 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, Wakefield town's population was lowest in year 2004 at 24,372.