Audrain County, MO Population

Overview

25,223

Total Population

40.0

Median age

53.00%

Female population %

88.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

831

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Audrain County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Audrain County is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Audrain County's population under 18 was 23.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Audrain County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Audrain County, 18.19% were under the age of 15, 18.81% aged 15 to 29, 45.43% aged 30 to 64, 15.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,515 more females than males in Audrain County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.00% females and 47.00% males in Audrain County, MO.
The Audrain County, MO gender ratio is 88.7:100 i.e. 88.7 men to 100 women (0.887).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,057.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 1,150.

Audrain County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Audrain County population: 89.39% are White, 5.17% are Black or African American, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.44% are some other race and 4.06% are multiracial.
Audrain County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 831 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,392 (96.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Audrain County is White with a population of 22,546 (89.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 25,976 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Audrain County's population decreased by 405 (1.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Audrain County's population decreased by 655 (2.57%), 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, Audrain County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 24,434.