Westport, Massachusetts Population

Overview

16,245

Total Population

51.5

Median age

50.27%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

242

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Westport town is 51.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Westport town's population under 18 was 15.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Westport town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Westport town, 12.34% were under the age of 15, 14.53% aged 15 to 29, 48.51% aged 30 to 64, 22.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 87 more females than males in Westport town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.27% females and 49.73% males in Westport, Massachusetts.
The Westport, Massachusetts gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 960.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 910.

Westport town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Westport town population: 97.48% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 0.18% are Asian, 0.58% are some other race and 1.71% are multiracial.
Westport town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 242 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,003 (98.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Westport town is White with a population of 15,835 (97.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,413 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Westport town's population increased by 1,299 (9.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Westport town's population increased by 800 (5.15%), 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, Westport town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,243.