Wade, Maine Population

Overview

285

Total Population

44.9

Median age

37.89%

Female population %

163.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

62.9

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

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

The median age in Wade town is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wade town's population under 18 was 18.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wade town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wade town, 16.84% were under the age of 15, 10.53% aged 15 to 29, 50.88% aged 30 to 64, 20.70% aged 65 to 84, and 1.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 69 less females than males in Wade town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 37.89% females and 62.11% males in Wade, Maine.
The Wade, Maine gender ratio is 163.9:100 i.e. 163.9 men to 100 women (1.639).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 20.

Wade town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wade town population: 94.74% are White and 5.26% are multiracial.
Wade 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 282 (98.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wade town is White with a population of 27 (94.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 282 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wade town's population increased by 32 (12.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wade town's population decreased by 51 (18.09%), 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, Wade town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 231.