Windham, Connecticut Population

Overview

24,480

Total Population

32.2

Median age

52.15%

Female population %

91.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

40.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,913

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Windham town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Windham town is 32.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Windham town's population under 18 was 18.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Windham town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Windham town, 15.03% were under the age of 15, 31.57% aged 15 to 29, 39.84% aged 30 to 64, 11.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,054 more females than males in Windham town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.15% females and 47.85% males in Windham, Connecticut.
The Windham, Connecticut gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,727.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,584.

Windham town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Windham town population: 71.30% are White, 5.17% are Black or African American, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.59% are Asian, 10.09% are some other race and 11.40% are multiracial.
Windham town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9,913 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,567 (59.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Windham town is White with a population of 17,455 (71.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 25,374 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Windham town's population increased by 2,523 (11.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Windham town's population decreased by 985 (3.88%), 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, Windham town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 22,846.