Mentone, IN Population

Overview

1,054

Total Population

36.2

Median age

50.28%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

58.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mentone is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mentone's population under 18 was 25.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mentone's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mentone, 20.68% were under the age of 15, 22.11% aged 15 to 29, 40.99% aged 30 to 64, 14.04% aged 65 to 84, and 2.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 more females than males in Mentone:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.28% females and 49.72% males in Mentone, IN.
The Mentone, IN gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 57.

Mentone's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mentone population: 97.82% are White, 1.52% are some other race and 0.66% are multiracial.
Mentone's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,019 (96.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mentone is White with a population of 1,031 (97.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 996 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Mentone's population increased by 104 (11.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mentone's population decreased by 51 (5.12%), 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, Mentone's population was lowest in year 2004 at 874.