Wallingford, Connecticut Population

Overview

44,428

Total Population

44.3

Median age

52.92%

Female population %

89:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,753

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wallingford town is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wallingford town's population under 18 was 17.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wallingford town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wallingford town, 14.27% were under the age of 15, 16.45% aged 15 to 29, 48.33% aged 30 to 64, 16.92% aged 65 to 84, and 4.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,598 more females than males in Wallingford town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.92% females and 47.08% males in Wallingford, Connecticut.
The Wallingford, Connecticut gender ratio is 89:100 i.e. 89 men to 100 women (0.890).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,772.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,990.

Wallingford town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wallingford town population: 84.54% are White, 1.24% are Black or African American, 4.74% are Asian, 5.63% are some other race and 3.85% are multiracial.
Wallingford town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5,753 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 38,675 (87.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wallingford town is White with a population of 37,558 (84.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 45,229 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Wallingford town's population increased by 2,173 (5.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wallingford town's population decreased by 871 (1.93%), 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, Wallingford town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 42,987.