Moorcroft, WY Population

Overview

793

Total Population

34.1

Median age

61.16%

Female population %

63.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

100.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moorcroft is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moorcroft's population under 18 was 29.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moorcroft's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moorcroft, 27.74% were under the age of 15, 18.16% aged 15 to 29, 31.65% aged 30 to 64, 18.66% aged 65 to 84, and 3.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 177 more females than males in Moorcroft:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.16% females and 38.84% males in Moorcroft, WY.
The Moorcroft, WY gender ratio is 63.5:100 i.e. 63.5 men to 100 women (0.635).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 100.

Moorcroft's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Moorcroft population: 98.36% are White, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.51% are multiracial.
Moorcroft's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 793 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moorcroft is White with a population of 78 (98.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,083 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Moorcroft's population increased by 166 (19.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moorcroft's population decreased by 66 (6.52%), 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, Moorcroft's population was lowest in year 2001 at 826.