Deer Lodge County, MT Population

Overview

9,380

Total Population

48.4

Median age

47.04%

Female population %

112.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

51.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

359

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Deer Lodge County is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Deer Lodge County's population under 18 was 13.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Deer Lodge County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Deer Lodge County, 10.17% were under the age of 15, 16.86% aged 15 to 29, 49.07% aged 30 to 64, 21.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 556 less females than males in Deer Lodge County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.04% females and 52.96% males in Deer Lodge County, MT.
The Deer Lodge County, MT gender ratio is 112.6:100 i.e. 112.6 men to 100 women (1.126).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 454.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 443.

Deer Lodge County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Deer Lodge County population: 91.88% are White, 0.91% are Black or African American, 1.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.41% are some other race and 4.47% are multiracial.
Deer Lodge County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 359 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,021 (96.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Deer Lodge County is White with a population of 8,618 (91.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,510 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Deer Lodge County's population decreased by 103 (1.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Deer Lodge County's population increased by 129 (1.39%), 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, Deer Lodge County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 8,772.