Little Compton, Rhode Island Population

Overview

3,600

Total Population

58.1

Median age

48.06%

Female population %

108.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

75.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

63

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Little Compton town is 58.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Little Compton town's population under 18 was 11.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Little Compton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Little Compton town, 8.64% were under the age of 15, 12.14% aged 15 to 29, 44.94% aged 30 to 64, 28.75% aged 65 to 84, and 5.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 140 less females than males in Little Compton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.06% females and 51.94% males in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
The Little Compton, Rhode Island gender ratio is 108.1:100 i.e. 108.1 men to 100 women (1.081).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 229.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 227.

Little Compton town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Little Compton town population: 98.72% are White, 0.75% are Black or African American and 0.53% are Asian.
Little Compton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 63 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,537 (98.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Little Compton town is White with a population of 3,554 (98.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,630 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Little Compton town's population decreased by 108 (3.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Little Compton town's population increased by 119 (3.41%), 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, Little Compton town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,481.