Miles City, MT Population

Overview

8,441

Total Population

41.9

Median age

50.44%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

36

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Miles City is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Miles City's population under 18 was 19.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Miles City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Miles City, 15.93% were under the age of 15, 19.38% aged 15 to 29, 45.10% aged 30 to 64, 17.11% aged 65 to 84, and 2.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 75 more females than males in Miles City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.44% females and 49.56% males in Miles City, MT.
The Miles City, MT gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 359.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 346.

Miles City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Miles City population: 92.03% are White, 1.08% are Black or African American, 0.84% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.33% are Asian, 0.49% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.46% are some other race and 3.78% are multiracial.
Miles City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 36 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,081 (95.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Miles City is White with a population of 7,768 (92.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,755 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Miles City's population decreased by 118 (1.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Miles City's population decreased by 36 (0.43%), 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, Miles City's population was lowest in year 2006 at 8,115.