Moira, New York Population

Overview

2,815

Total Population

42.0

Median age

44.51%

Female population %

124.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moira town is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moira town's population under 18 was 24.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moira town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moira town, 20.60% were under the age of 15, 15.17% aged 15 to 29, 44.97% aged 30 to 64, 16.73% aged 65 to 84, and 2.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 309 less females than males in Moira town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.51% females and 55.49% males in Moira, New York.
The Moira, New York gender ratio is 124.7:100 i.e. 124.7 men to 100 women (1.247).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 238.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 133.

Moira town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Moira town population: 94.88% are White, 1.49% are Black or African American, 0.04% are some other race and 3.59% are multiracial.
Moira town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,787 (99.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moira town is White with a population of 2,671 (94.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,938 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Moira town's population increased by 80 (2.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moira town's population decreased by 23 (0.78%), 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, Moira town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,769.