Gideon, MO Population

Overview

691

Total Population

47.6

Median age

59.19%

Female population %

68.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

93.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gideon is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gideon's population under 18 was 24.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gideon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gideon, 22.58% were under the age of 15, 10.42% aged 15 to 29, 41.24% aged 30 to 64, 20.98% aged 65 to 84, and 4.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 127 more females than males in Gideon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.19% females and 40.81% males in Gideon, MO.
The Gideon, MO gender ratio is 68.9:100 i.e. 68.9 men to 100 women (0.689).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 43.

Gideon's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Gideon population: 92.47% are White and 7.53% are multiracial.
Gideon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 688 (99.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gideon is White with a population of 639 (92.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,109 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Gideon's population decreased by 17 (1.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gideon's population decreased by 315 (28.85%), 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, Gideon's population was lowest in year 2022 at 745.