Granite County, MT Population

Overview

3,333

Total Population

54.6

Median age

49.11%

Female population %

103.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

81.4

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

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

The median age in Granite County is 54.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Granite County's population under 18 was 17.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Granite County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Granite County, 14.97% were under the age of 15, 11.58% aged 15 to 29, 43.53% aged 30 to 64, 28.41% aged 65 to 84, and 1.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 less females than males in Granite County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.11% females and 50.89% males in Granite County, MT.
The Granite County, MT gender ratio is 103.6:100 i.e. 103.6 men to 100 women (1.036).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 215.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 195.

Granite County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Granite County population: 95.35% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 0.66% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are Asian and 3.42% are multiracial.
Granite 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 3,195 (95.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Granite County is White with a population of 3,178 (95.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,502 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Granite County's population increased by 238 (8.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Granite County's population increased by 235 (7.65%), 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, Granite County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,835.