Maries County, MO Population

Overview

8,457

Total Population

45.4

Median age

49.75%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

126

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Maries County is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Maries County's population under 18 was 20.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Maries County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Maries County, 16.35% were under the age of 15, 16.91% aged 15 to 29, 44.91% aged 30 to 64, 19.45% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43 less females than males in Maries County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.75% females and 50.25% males in Maries County, MO.
The Maries County, MO gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 346.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 323.

Maries County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Maries County population: 95.93% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 0.88% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 0.12% are some other race and 2.54% are multiracial.
Maries County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 126 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,331 (98.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Maries County is White with a population of 8,113 (95.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,170 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Maries County's population increased by 256 (2.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Maries County's population decreased by 707 (7.72%), 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, Maries County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 8,422.