Mellette, SD Population

Overview

215

Total Population

41.0

Median age

48.37%

Female population %

106.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

53.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mellette is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mellette's population under 18 was 28.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mellette's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mellette, 16.28% were under the age of 15, 17.21% aged 15 to 29, 47.91% aged 30 to 64, 15.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 less females than males in Mellette:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.37% females and 51.63% males in Mellette, SD.
The Mellette, SD gender ratio is 106.7:100 i.e. 106.7 men to 100 women (1.067).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 17.

Mellette's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mellette population: 85.58% are White, 1.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.72% are some other race and 8.84% are multiracial.
Mellette's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 215 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mellette is White with a population of 184 (85.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 242 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mellette's population decreased by 31 (12.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mellette's population decreased by 13 (6.16%), 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, Mellette's population was lowest in year 2022 at 196.