Pownal, Vermont Population

Overview

3,290

Total Population

45.5

Median age

48.05%

Female population %

108.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

65.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pownal town is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pownal town's population under 18 was 19.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pownal town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pownal town, 15.17% were under the age of 15, 16.60% aged 15 to 29, 43.77% aged 30 to 64, 20.85% aged 65 to 84, and 3.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 128 less females than males in Pownal town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.05% females and 51.95% males in Pownal, Vermont.
The Pownal, Vermont gender ratio is 108.1:100 i.e. 108.1 men to 100 women (1.081).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 174.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 192.

Pownal town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pownal town population: 98.09% are White, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.64% are some other race and 0.91% are multiracial.
Pownal town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,274 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pownal town is White with a population of 3,227 (98.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,535 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Pownal town's population decreased by 7 (0.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pownal town's population decreased by 265 (7.53%), 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, Pownal town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,256.