Duxbury, Massachusetts Population

Overview

16,004

Total Population

47.6

Median age

51.82%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

74.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

155

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Duxbury town is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Duxbury town's population under 18 was 23.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Duxbury town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Duxbury town, 18.66% were under the age of 15, 12.96% aged 15 to 29, 44.21% aged 30 to 64, 20.66% aged 65 to 84, and 3.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 584 more females than males in Duxbury town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.82% females and 48.18% males in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
The Duxbury, Massachusetts gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 907.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 659.

Duxbury town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Duxbury town population: 96.74% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.25% are Asian, 0.13% are some other race and 1.42% are multiracial.
Duxbury town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 155 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,849 (99.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Duxbury town is White with a population of 15,483 (96.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,160 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Duxbury town's population increased by 816 (5.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Duxbury town's population increased by 994 (6.59%), 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, Duxbury town's population was lowest in year 2006 at 14,232.