Beaverhead County, MT Population

Overview

9,391

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.32%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

506

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Beaverhead County is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Beaverhead County's population under 18 was 17.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Beaverhead County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Beaverhead County, 13.48% were under the age of 15, 24.46% aged 15 to 29, 39.68% aged 30 to 64, 20.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 more females than males in Beaverhead County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.32% females and 49.68% males in Beaverhead County, MT.
The Beaverhead County, MT gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 555.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 456.

Beaverhead County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Beaverhead County population: 93.48% are White, 0.94% are Black or African American, 1.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.85% are some other race and 3.29% are multiracial.
Beaverhead County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 506 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,885 (94.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Beaverhead County is White with a population of 8,779 (93.48% of the total population).

Beaverhead County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 9,719 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Beaverhead County's population increased by 63 (0.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Beaverhead County's population increased by 124 (1.34%), 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, Beaverhead County's population was lowest in year 2005 at 8,831.