Medicine Lake, MT Population

Overview

230

Total Population

54.7

Median age

39.57%

Female population %

152.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

70.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Medicine Lake is 54.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Medicine Lake's population under 18 was 12.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Medicine Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Medicine Lake, 9.57% were under the age of 15, 15.65% aged 15 to 29, 43.04% aged 30 to 64, 31.30% aged 65 to 84, and 0.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 less females than males in Medicine Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 39.57% females and 60.43% males in Medicine Lake, MT.
The Medicine Lake, MT gender ratio is 152.7:100 i.e. 152.7 men to 100 women (1.527).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 15.

Medicine Lake's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Medicine Lake population: 88.26% are White, 7.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.35% are multiracial.
Medicine Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22 (95.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Medicine Lake is White with a population of 203 (88.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 279 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Medicine Lake's population decreased by 55 (19.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Medicine Lake's population increased by 21 (9.38%), 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, Medicine Lake's population was lowest in year 2009 at 220.