Wendell, Massachusetts Population

Overview

916

Total Population

50.6

Median age

45.85%

Female population %

118.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

60.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

27

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wendell town is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wendell town's population under 18 was 15.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wendell town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wendell town, 12.77% were under the age of 15, 8.08% aged 15 to 29, 54.26% aged 30 to 64, 24.24% aged 65 to 84, and 0.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 76 less females than males in Wendell town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.85% females and 54.15% males in Wendell, Massachusetts.
The Wendell, Massachusetts gender ratio is 118.1:100 i.e. 118.1 men to 100 women (1.181).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 60.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 49.

Wendell town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wendell town population: 85.04% are White, 7.97% are Black or African American, 1.31% are Asian, 0.66% are some other race and 5.02% are multiracial.
Wendell town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 27 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 889 (97.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wendell town is White with a population of 779 (85.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,022 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Wendell town's population decreased by 147 (14.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wendell town's population increased by 80 (9.46%), 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, Wendell town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 846.