Waterbury Town, Vermont Population

Overview

5,240

Total Population

41.8

Median age

51.09%

Female population %

95.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

59.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Waterbury town is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Waterbury town's population under 18 was 20.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Waterbury town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Waterbury town, 17.98% were under the age of 15, 16.34% aged 15 to 29, 46.51% aged 30 to 64, 17.73% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 114 more females than males in Waterbury town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.09% females and 48.91% males in Waterbury Town, Vermont.
The Waterbury Town, Vermont gender ratio is 95.7:100 i.e. 95.7 men to 100 women (0.957).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 232.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 290.

Waterbury town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Waterbury town population: 97.35% are White, 0.92% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 1.66% are multiracial.
Waterbury town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,214 (99.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Waterbury town is White with a population of 5,101 (97.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,425 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Waterbury town's population increased by 134 (2.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Waterbury town's population increased by 252 (4.97%), 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, Waterbury town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,941.