Windham, Maine Population

Overview

18,343

Total Population

40.7

Median age

48.09%

Female population %

107.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

373

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Windham town is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Windham town's population under 18 was 19.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Windham town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Windham town, 17.60% were under the age of 15, 16.15% aged 15 to 29, 52.46% aged 30 to 64, 12.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 701 less females than males in Windham town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.09% females and 51.91% males in Windham, Maine.
The Windham, Maine gender ratio is 107.9:100 i.e. 107.9 men to 100 women (1.079).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 921.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 828.

Windham town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Windham town population: 90.19% are White, 1.26% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.34% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 6.94% are multiracial.
Windham town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 373 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,97 (97.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Windham town is White with a population of 16,544 (90.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,128 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Windham town's population increased by 2,051 (13.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Windham town's population increased by 1,492 (8.78%), 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, Windham town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,949.