Daviess County, MO Population

Overview

8,427

Total Population

40.4

Median age

49.61%

Female population %

101.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

70.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

138

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Daviess County is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Daviess County's population under 18 was 25.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Daviess County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Daviess County, 20.91% were under the age of 15, 18.03% aged 15 to 29, 40.69% aged 30 to 64, 18.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 65 less females than males in Daviess County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.61% females and 50.39% males in Daviess County, MO.
The Daviess County, MO gender ratio is 101.6:100 i.e. 101.6 men to 100 women (1.016).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 320.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 354.

Daviess County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Daviess County population: 96.52% are White, 0.57% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.19% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.15% are some other race and 2.16% are multiracial.
Daviess County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 138 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,289 (98.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Daviess County is White with a population of 8,134 (96.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,444 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Daviess County's population increased by 453 (5.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Daviess County's population decreased by 19 (0.23%), 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, Daviess County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 7,937.