Age and Sex in the Town of Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Town)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Middlesex County.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, the Town of Wakefield, and other county subdivisions in Middlesex County
Town of Wakefield
Middlesex County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-46412.428%2.43%6792.572%2.57%6512.466%2.47%1,0413.943%3.94%7042.667%2.67%5652.140%2.14%9833.724%3.72%7973.019%3.02%2,2418.489%8.49%1,9137.246%7.25%2,0667.826%7.83%2,0017.580%7.58%1,5405.834%5.83%1,5815.989%5.99%1,8827.129%7.13%1,0854.110%4.11%2100.795%0.80%2380.902%0.90%4591.739%1.74%8763.318%3.32%1,5335.807%5.81%1,2994.921%4.92%1,4145.356%5.36%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Middlesex County and the Town of Wakefield
Female Male
Middlesex County
Town of Wakefield
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.208236%-0.033987%-0.166513%-0.056870%-0.242223%0.24%0.208236%0.166513%0.208236%0.21%4,28116.217%16.2%-0.714269%-0.086821%-0.663083%-0.038374%-0.801091%0.80%0.714269%0.663083%0.714269%0.71%10,00110.0k37.884%37.9%-0.639544%-0.711150%-0.639544%0.64%0.639544%0.002104%0.711150%0.005727%0.641649%0.64%6,08823.061%23.1%-0.425206%-0.683668%-0.425206%0.43%0.425206%0.008523%0.683668%0.027032%0.433729%0.43%9073.436%3.44%-0.535163%-0.559730%-0.535163%0.54%0.535163%0.007576%0.559730%0.023220%0.542739%0.54%5,12219.402%19.4%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Middlesex County and the Town of Wakefield
Female Male
Middlesex County
Town of Wakefield
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.045930%-0.059898%-0.043661%-0.043992%-0.105828%0.11%0.045930%0.043661%0.045930%0.05%6412.428%2.43%-0.225009%-0.146963%-0.082163%-0.225009%0.23%0.225009%0.064396%0.146963%0.289405%0.29%6792.572%2.57%-0.221221%-0.050759%-0.207871%-0.059377%-0.271980%0.27%0.221221%0.207871%0.221221%0.22%6512.466%2.47%-0.368953%-0.288720%-0.050727%-0.368953%0.37%0.368953%0.050759%0.288720%0.419713%0.42%1,0413.943%3.94%-0.297991%-0.292940%-0.372563%-0.092689%-0.590931%0.59%0.297991%0.372563%0.297991%0.30%7042.667%2.67%-0.462139%-0.480221%-0.052022%-0.462139%0.46%0.462139%0.145839%0.480221%0.607978%0.61%5652.140%2.14%-0.560627%-0.119954%-0.514116%-0.077825%-0.680581%0.68%0.560627%0.514116%0.560627%0.56%9833.724%3.72%-0.744346%-0.599862%-0.016394%-0.744346%0.74%0.744346%0.020834%0.599862%0.765180%0.77%7973.019%3.02%-0.802303%-0.093185%-0.658990%-0.040354%-0.895488%0.90%0.802303%0.658990%0.802303%0.80%2,2418.489%8.49%-0.675026%-0.099246%-0.729914%-0.033133%-0.774272%0.77%0.675026%0.729914%0.675026%0.68%1,9137.246%7.25%-0.769726%-0.025759%-0.703287%-0.032993%-0.795485%0.80%0.769726%0.703287%0.769726%0.77%2,0667.826%7.83%-0.681844%-0.152278%-0.674811%-0.032138%-0.834123%0.83%0.681844%0.674811%0.681844%0.68%2,0017.580%7.58%-0.509110%-0.636676%-0.509110%0.51%0.509110%0.148490%0.636676%0.001454%0.657601%0.66%1,5405.834%5.83%-0.526535%-0.740694%-0.526535%0.53%0.526535%0.144702%0.740694%0.004453%0.671238%0.67%1,5815.989%5.99%-0.647752%-0.130308%-0.768405%-0.778060%0.78%0.647752%0.768405%0.005512%0.647752%0.65%1,8827.129%7.13%-0.555577%-0.258848%-0.690605%-0.814425%0.81%0.555577%0.690605%0.015331%0.555577%0.56%1,0854.110%4.11%-0.306830%-0.181825%-0.634086%-0.488655%0.49%0.306830%0.634086%0.024241%0.306830%0.31%2100.795%0.80%-0.253797%-0.648439%-0.253797%0.25%0.253797%0.393954%0.648439%0.046313%0.647752%0.65%2380.902%0.90%-0.390166%-0.089019%-0.726073%-0.479185%0.48%0.390166%0.726073%0.018787%0.390166%0.39%4591.739%1.74%-0.534111%-0.586774%-0.534111%0.53%0.534111%0.037880%0.586774%0.031407%0.571991%0.57%8763.318%3.32%-0.575779%-0.009849%-0.574671%-0.585628%0.59%0.575779%0.574671%0.012835%0.575779%0.58%1,5335.807%5.81%-0.446987%-0.539547%-0.446987%0.45%0.446987%0.090155%0.539547%0.031959%0.537142%0.54%1,2994.921%4.92%-0.497746%-0.075760%-0.548746%-0.573507%0.57%0.497746%0.548746%0.019954%0.497746%0.50%1,4145.356%5.36%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of Middlesex County and the Town of Wakefield
More Females More Males
Middlesex County
Town of Wakefield
100%0%100%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-130.412371%-100.757922%-130.412371%130.4%0.4340.4369.735%69.7%30.265%30.3%-55.907631%28.619529%28.619529%28.6%1.2861.2943.741%43.7%56.259%56.3%-22.945205%-28.564414%-22.945205%22.9%0.8130.8155.146%55.1%44.854%44.9%-17.569598%13.757700%13.757700%13.8%1.1381.1446.782%46.8%53.218%53.2%-98.305085%-24.878717%-98.305085%98.3%0.5040.5066.477%66.5%33.523%33.5%-10.832891%31.557377%31.557377%31.6%1.3161.3243.186%43.2%56.814%56.8%-21.396396%-15.137729%-21.396396%21.4%0.8240.8254.832%54.8%45.168%45.2%-2.733025%2.798982%2.798982%2.8%1.0281.0349.310%49.3%50.690%50.7%-11.614731%-6.123674%-11.614731%11.6%0.8960.9052.744%52.7%47.256%47.3%-14.702581%-4.539337%-14.702581%14.7%0.8720.8753.424%53.4%46.576%46.6%-3.346457%-4.691242%-3.346457%3.3%0.9680.9750.823%50.8%49.177%49.2%-22.333333%-4.762535%-22.333333%22.3%0.8170.8255.022%55.0%44.978%45.0%29.166667%0.228443%29.166667%29.2%1.2921.2943.636%43.6%56.364%56.4%27.482014%0.601144%27.482014%27.5%1.2751.2743.960%44.0%56.040%56.0%-20.116959%-20.116959%20.1%0.717274%0.8330.8354.570%54.6%45.430%45.4%-46.590909%-46.590909%46.6%2.219964%0.6820.6859.447%59.4%40.553%40.6%-59.259259%-59.259259%59.3%3.822938%0.6280.6361.429%61.4%38.571%38.6%155.223881%7.142154%155.223881%155.2%2.5522.5528.151%28.2%71.849%71.8%-22.815534%-22.815534%22.8%2.587419%0.8140.8155.120%55.1%44.880%44.9%7.092199%5.352419%7.092199%7.1%1.0711.0748.288%48.3%51.712%51.7%-1.710526%-1.710526%1.7%2.233421%0.9830.9850.424%50.4%49.576%49.6%20.169492%5.923386%20.169492%20.2%1.2021.2045.420%45.4%54.580%54.6%-15.220700%-15.220700%15.2%3.636279%0.8680.8753.536%53.5%46.464%46.5%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by Neighborhood in the Town of Wakefield

Children Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
6.5%9.7%12.9%16.1%19.3%22.5%

College Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
1.0%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.5%6.7%

20s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
8.8%11.0%13.2%15.4%17.5%19.8%

30s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
10.7%12.3%13.9%15.5%17.1%18.7%

40s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
11.4%12.7%14.0%15.3%16.6%17.9%

50s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
11.5%12.6%13.8%14.9%16.1%17.2%

60s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
7.2%9.7%12.2%14.6%17.1%19.6%

70s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
4.7%5.6%6.5%7.4%8.3%9.2%

80+ Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
2.8%4.2%5.5%6.9%8.2%9.6%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in the Town of Wakefield

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
16.2%17.5%18.7%19.9%21.1%22.4%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
1.5%2.4%3.4%4.3%5.2%6.2%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
8.1%9.8%11.5%13.1%14.8%16.5%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
9.4%10.5%11.5%12.4%13.4%14.5%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
14.0%14.6%15.3%15.9%16.5%17.2%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
13.0%13.9%14.7%15.5%16.3%17.1%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
8.9%9.9%10.8%11.7%12.6%13.6%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
5.64%5.97%6.30%6.63%6.96%7.30%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
3.0%3.7%4.3%4.9%5.5%6.2%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in the Town of Wakefield

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
3%9%14%20%25%31%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#24

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.0%8.8%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#25

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
3%9%14%19%24%29%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#26

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
4.7%8.3%11.8%15.3%18.8%22.3%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#27

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
9.2%11.9%14.5%17.1%19.7%22.3%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#28

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
7.6%11.3%14.9%18.5%22.1%25.8%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#29

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
1.6%5.8%9.9%14.1%18.3%22.5%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#30

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.6%3.6%6.6%9.5%12.5%15.5%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#31

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%4.3%8.5%12.8%17.1%21.4%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block in the Town of Wakefield

Children Age Cohorts by Block#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%13%27%40%53%67%

College Age Cohorts by Block#33

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0.0%4.4%8.9%13.3%17.8%22.3%

20s Age Cohorts by Block#34

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%13%27%40%53%67%

30s Age Cohorts by Block#35

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%13%27%40%53%67%

40s Age Cohorts by Block#36

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0%16%32%48%64%80%

50s Age Cohorts by Block#37

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

60s Age Cohorts by Block#38

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

70s Age Cohorts by Block#39

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0%9%18%27%36%46%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block#40

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%
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Age Cohorts by Neighborhood in the Town of Wakefield

There are 7 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Wakefield (2 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Town of Wakefield, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wakefield.

Children by Neighborhood#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Town of Wakefield, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Wakefield, and entities that contain the Town of Wakefield
0%5%10%15%20%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMontrose NeighborhoodMontroseNortheastWoodville NeighborhoodWoodvilleMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldTown of WakefieldWakefieldMelrose Highlands NeighborhoodMelrose HighlandsGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideDowntown NeighborhoodDowntown23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.434856%22.434856%22.4%1,0361,037121.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.326603%21.326603%21.3%372220.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M20.620396%20.620396%20.6%3,024,7813.02M20.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k20.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k19.719319%19.719319%19.7%1,1761,177319.402250%19.402250%19.4%5,12219.402250%19.402250%19.4%5,12219.402250%19.402250%19.4%5,12218.671243%18.671243%18.7%784785417.727955%17.727955%17.7%933517.011679%17.011679%17.0%33033166.559445%6.559445%6.6%72737
Count number of children
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by %

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Wakefield to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wakefield. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Children by County Subdivision#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Town of Wakefield, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Wakefield
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Town of NeedhamNeedhamLawrenceTown of WellesleyWellesleyTown of LexingtonLexingtonFranklin TownBrocktonLynnChelseaTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NatickNatickEverettTown of North AndoverN AndoverMethuen TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLowellBraintree TownTown of DracutDracutNewtonHaverhillTown of DerryMarlboroughNortheastTown of ArlingtonArlingtonMelroseTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of BillericaBillericaTown of FraminghamFraminghamTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of StoughtonStoughtonWoburnTown of PlymouthPlymouthDoverWeymouth TownWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldTown of WakefieldWakefieldRochesterTown of RandolphRandolphRevereMaldenTown of SalemTown of SaugusSaugusTown of BrooklineBrooklinePeabodyBeverlySalemGloucesterWatertown TownBostonQuincyMedfordWalthamSomervilleCambridge27.135612%27.135612%27.1%8,186127.026482%27.026482%27.0%21,44221.4k226.493480%26.493480%26.5%7,659326.074812%26.074812%26.1%8,588425.930095%25.930095%25.9%8,524525.817135%25.817135%25.8%24,47824.5k625.631557%25.631557%25.6%23,60023.6k725.609246%25.609246%25.6%9,794825.318194%25.318194%25.3%8,852924.346474%24.346474%24.3%8,6151023.568420%23.568420%23.6%10,52010.5k1123.265444%23.265444%23.3%6,9111223.181698%23.181698%23.2%11,36911.4k1323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.776711%22.776711%22.8%25,02525.0k1422.716236%22.716236%22.7%8,4201522.630899%22.630899%22.6%7,0021622.483780%22.483780%22.5%19,85719.9k1722.111004%22.111004%22.1%13,78413.8k1821.479477%21.479477%21.5%7,1431921.388292%21.388292%21.4%8,4582021.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.311475%21.311475%21.3%9,4642121.038615%21.038615%21.0%5,8462220.976336%20.976336%21.0%7,3222320.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M20.620396%20.620396%20.6%3,024,7813.02M20.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k20.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k20.259070%20.259070%20.3%8,5552420.256421%20.256421%20.3%14,33014.3k2519.949686%19.949686%19.9%5,7892619.919020%19.919020%19.9%6,0512719.847841%19.847841%19.8%5,6092819.538501%19.538501%19.5%7,6632919.535866%19.535866%19.5%11,37311.4k3019.473171%19.473171%19.5%5,9883119.449290%19.449290%19.4%10,81410.8k3219.402250%19.402250%19.4%5,12219.402250%19.402250%19.4%5,12219.402250%19.402250%19.4%5,12219.186743%19.186743%19.2%5,7663319.146334%19.146334%19.1%6,4193418.927866%18.927866%18.9%10,06310.1k3518.627742%18.627742%18.6%11,31311.3k3618.468468%18.468468%18.5%5,3303718.370360%18.370360%18.4%5,1023818.180128%18.180128%18.2%10,75910.8k3918.116206%18.116206%18.1%9,4634017.990090%17.990090%18.0%7,3704117.790393%17.790393%17.8%7,6154216.932918%16.932918%16.9%5,0034316.739047%16.739047%16.7%5,6664416.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k4516.259414%16.259414%16.3%15,17815.2k4614.916055%14.916055%14.9%8,5294713.933237%13.933237%13.9%8,7364812.050511%12.050511%12.1%9,5814911.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k50
Count number of children
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by %