Kittery, Maine Population

Overview

10,006

Total Population

51.3

Median age

52.36%

Female population %

91:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

63.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

338

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kittery town is 51.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kittery town's population under 18 was 12.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kittery town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kittery town, 11.15% were under the age of 15, 15.12% aged 15 to 29, 46.08% aged 30 to 64, 18.67% aged 65 to 84, and 8.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 472 more females than males in Kittery town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.36% females and 47.64% males in Kittery, Maine.
The Kittery, Maine gender ratio is 91:100 i.e. 91 men to 100 women (0.910).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 471.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 635.

Kittery town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kittery town population: 91.46% are White, 2.30% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.20% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.23% are some other race and 3.12% are multiracial.
Kittery town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 338 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,668 (96.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kittery town is White with a population of 9,151 (91.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,475 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Kittery town's population decreased by 105 (1.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kittery town's population increased by 581 (6.12%), 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, Kittery town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 9,498.