Whitefield, Maine Population

Overview

2,281

Total Population

45.3

Median age

51.51%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Whitefield town is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitefield town's population under 18 was 21.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitefield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitefield town, 18.98% were under the age of 15, 13.28% aged 15 to 29, 49.36% aged 30 to 64, 16.66% aged 65 to 84, and 1.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 69 more females than males in Whitefield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.51% females and 48.49% males in Whitefield, Maine.
The Whitefield, Maine gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 129.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 119.

Whitefield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitefield town population: 96.93% are White, 0.92% are Black or African American, 0.22% are Asian, 0.18% are some other race and 1.75% are multiracial.
Whitefield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,278 (99.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitefield town is White with a population of 2,211 (96.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,467 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Whitefield town's population increased by 11 (0.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitefield town's population increased by 112 (4.89%), 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, Whitefield town's population was lowest in year 2009 at 2,175.