Moody County, SD Population

Overview

6,335

Total Population

40.5

Median age

48.82%

Female population %

104.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

291

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moody County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moody County's population under 18 was 26.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moody County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moody County, 21.94% were under the age of 15, 16.32% aged 15 to 29, 42.97% aged 30 to 64, 17.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 149 less females than males in Moody County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.82% females and 51.18% males in Moody County, SD.
The Moody County, SD gender ratio is 104.8:100 i.e. 104.8 men to 100 women (1.048).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 259.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 254.

Moody County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moody County population: 77.27% are White, 0.87% are Black or African American, 11.92% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.04% are Asian, 1.36% are some other race and 6.55% are multiracial.
Moody County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 291 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,044 (95.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moody County is White with a population of 4,895 (77.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,562 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Moody County's population decreased by 63 (0.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moody County's population decreased by 150 (2.31%), 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, Moody County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 6,314.