Wakefield, New Hampshire Population

Overview

5,221

Total Population

48.9

Median age

48.25%

Female population %

107.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

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 48.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wakefield town's population under 18 was 15.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wakefield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wakefield town, 14.25% were under the age of 15, 15.86% aged 15 to 29, 52.73% aged 30 to 64, 16.17% aged 65 to 84, and 1.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 183 less females than males in Wakefield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.25% females and 51.75% males in Wakefield, New Hampshire.
The Wakefield, New Hampshire gender ratio is 107.3:100 i.e. 107.3 men to 100 women (1.073).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 429.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 489.

Wakefield town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wakefield town population: 99.29% are White, 0.17% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 0.52% are multiracial.
Wakefield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,19 (99.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wakefield town is White with a population of 5,184 (99.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,459 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Wakefield town's population increased by 824 (19.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wakefield town's population increased by 118 (2.32%), 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 2000 at 4,267.