Wilbraham, Massachusetts Population

Overview

14,600

Total Population

45.4

Median age

53.36%

Female population %

87.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

999

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilbraham town is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilbraham town's population under 18 was 21.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilbraham town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilbraham town, 16.13% were under the age of 15, 15.88% aged 15 to 29, 45.75% aged 30 to 64, 18.15% aged 65 to 84, and 4.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 980 more females than males in Wilbraham town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.36% females and 46.64% males in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.
The Wilbraham, Massachusetts gender ratio is 87.4:100 i.e. 87.4 men to 100 women (0.874).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 582.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 685.

Wilbraham town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilbraham town population: 92.60% are White, 3.16% are Black or African American, 0.68% are Asian, 0.81% are some other race and 2.75% are multiracial.
Wilbraham town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 999 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,601 (93.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilbraham town is White with a population of 13,52 (92.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,698 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Wilbraham town's population increased by 646 (4.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilbraham town's population increased by 364 (2.56%), 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, Wilbraham town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,580.