Curry County, OR Population

Overview

23,234

Total Population

56.2

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

85.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,779

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Curry County is 56.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Curry County's population under 18 was 14.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Curry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Curry County, 11.97% were under the age of 15, 11.34% aged 15 to 29, 42.64% aged 30 to 64, 29.36% aged 65 to 84, and 4.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Curry County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Curry County, OR.
The Curry County, OR gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,342.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,333.

Curry County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Curry County population: 89.48% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American, 1.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.91% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.73% are some other race and 7.39% are multiracial.
Curry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,779 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,455 (92.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Curry County is White with a population of 20,79 (89.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,720 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Curry County's population increased by 1,269 (6.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Curry County's population increased by 1,138 (5.09%), 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, Curry County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 21,109.