Moffat County, CO Population

Overview

13,240

Total Population

37.4

Median age

49.32%

Female population %

102.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,162

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moffat County is 37.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moffat County's population under 18 was 25.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moffat County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moffat County, 21.16% were under the age of 15, 18.41% aged 15 to 29, 45.60% aged 30 to 64, 13.87% aged 65 to 84, and 0.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 180 less females than males in Moffat County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.32% females and 50.68% males in Moffat County, CO.
The Moffat County, CO gender ratio is 102.8:100 i.e. 102.8 men to 100 women (1.028).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 561.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 597.

Moffat County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moffat County population: 86.86% are White, 0.63% are Black or African American, 1.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.17% are Asian, 3.15% are some other race and 7.53% are multiracial.
Moffat County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,162 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,078 (83.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moffat County is White with a population of 11,5 (86.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,049 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Moffat County's population increased by 633 (4.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moffat County's population decreased by 531 (3.85%), 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, Moffat County's population was lowest in year 2014 at 12,941.