Denton, MT Population

Overview

289

Total Population

43.4

Median age

54.67%

Female population %

82.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

63.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Denton is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Denton's population under 18 was 26.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Denton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Denton, 15.57% were under the age of 15, 17.99% aged 15 to 29, 43.25% aged 30 to 64, 19.72% aged 65 to 84, and 3.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 more females than males in Denton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.67% females and 45.33% males in Denton, MT.
The Denton, MT gender ratio is 82.9:100 i.e. 82.9 men to 100 women (0.829).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 33.

Denton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Denton population: 92.73% are White, 2.77% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.50% are multiracial.
Denton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 285 (98.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Denton is White with a population of 268 (92.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 295 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Denton's population decreased by 48 (16.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Denton's population decreased by 41 (16.60%), 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, Denton's population was lowest in year 2020 at 206.