Chaffee, MO Population

Overview

3,040

Total Population

36.4

Median age

55.26%

Female population %

81:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

68.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chaffee is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chaffee's population under 18 was 31.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chaffee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chaffee, 26.84% were under the age of 15, 18.03% aged 15 to 29, 41.35% aged 30 to 64, 8.88% aged 65 to 84, and 4.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 320 more females than males in Chaffee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.26% females and 44.74% males in Chaffee, MO.
The Chaffee, MO gender ratio is 81:100 i.e. 81 men to 100 women (0.810).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 222.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 243.

Chaffee's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chaffee population: 94.24% are White, 3.26% are Black or African American and 2.50% are multiracial.
Chaffee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,04 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chaffee is White with a population of 2,865 (94.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,053 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Chaffee's population decreased by 74 (2.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chaffee's population increased by 91 (3.07%), 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, Chaffee's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,903.