Southbury, Connecticut Population

Overview

19,866

Total Population

50.8

Median age

52.76%

Female population %

89.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

77.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,277

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Southbury town is 50.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Southbury town's population under 18 was 19.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Southbury town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Southbury town, 15.21% were under the age of 15, 13.14% aged 15 to 29, 43.07% aged 30 to 64, 23.04% aged 65 to 84, and 5.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,096 more females than males in Southbury town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.76% females and 47.24% males in Southbury, Connecticut.
The Southbury, Connecticut gender ratio is 89.5:100 i.e. 89.5 men to 100 women (0.895).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 806.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 829.

Southbury town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Southbury town population: 89.73% are White, 2.29% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.15% are Asian, 0.73% are some other race and 4.08% are multiracial.
Southbury town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,277 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,589 (93.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Southbury town is White with a population of 17,825 (89.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,900 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Southbury town's population increased by 1,298 (6.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Southbury town's population decreased by 61 (0.31%), 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 2021, Southbury town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 18,602.