Mekoryuk, AK Population

Overview

327

Total Population

38.0

Median age

51.38%

Female population %

94.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.0

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mekoryuk's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mekoryuk is 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mekoryuk's population under 18 was 33.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mekoryuk's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mekoryuk, 26.91% were under the age of 15, 12.23% aged 15 to 29, 51.07% aged 30 to 64, 9.79% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Mekoryuk:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.38% females and 48.62% males in Mekoryuk, AK.
The Mekoryuk, AK gender ratio is 94.6:100 i.e. 94.6 men to 100 women (0.946).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 26.

Mekoryuk's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Mekoryuk population: 98.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.83% are multiracial.
Mekoryuk's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of American Indian and Alaska Native population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 327 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mekoryuk is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 321 (98.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 214 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Mekoryuk's population decreased by 18 (8.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mekoryuk's population increased by 15 (7.81%), 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, Mekoryuk's population was lowest in year 2010 at 192.