Macon County, MO Population

Overview

15,222

Total Population

43.5

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

245

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Macon County is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Macon County's population under 18 was 23.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Macon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Macon County, 19.09% were under the age of 15, 17.38% aged 15 to 29, 41.71% aged 30 to 64, 18.58% aged 65 to 84, and 3.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 126 more females than males in Macon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Macon County, MO.
The Macon County, MO gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 639.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 653.

Macon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Macon County population: 93.31% are White, 2.09% are Black or African American, 0.54% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.72% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.37% are some other race and 2.95% are multiracial.
Macon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 245 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,977 (98.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Macon County is White with a population of 14,204 (93.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,714 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Macon County's population decreased by 134 (0.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Macon County's population decreased by 383 (2.46%), 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, Macon County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,049.