Portage Lake, Maine Population

Overview

360

Total Population

63.1

Median age

45.56%

Female population %

119.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

104.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Portage Lake town is 63.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portage Lake town's population under 18 was 13.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portage Lake town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 43.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portage Lake town, 8.06% were under the age of 15, 12.50% aged 15 to 29, 36.39% aged 30 to 64, 42.50% aged 65 to 84, and 0.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 less females than males in Portage Lake town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.56% females and 54.44% males in Portage Lake, Maine.
The Portage Lake, Maine gender ratio is 119.5:100 i.e. 119.5 men to 100 women (1.195).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 30.

Portage Lake town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Portage Lake town population: 97.22% are White, 0.83% are Black or African American, 0.56% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.39% are multiracial.
Portage Lake town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 357 (99.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portage Lake town is White with a population of 35 (97.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 390 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Portage Lake town's population increased by 8 (2.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portage Lake town's population decreased by 31 (7.95%), 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, Portage Lake town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 359.