Moore County, TN Population

Overview

6,481

Total Population

45.6

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moore County is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moore County's population under 18 was 20.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moore County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moore County, 16.26% were under the age of 15, 16.00% aged 15 to 29, 47.06% aged 30 to 64, 17.91% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 more females than males in Moore County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Moore County, TN.
The Moore County, TN gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 315.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 374.

Moore County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moore County population: 92.62% are White, 1.68% are Black or African American, 0.79% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.22% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.17% are some other race and 1.50% are multiracial.
Moore County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,47 (99.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moore County is White with a population of 6,003 (92.62% of the total population).

Moore County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 6,742 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Moore County's population increased by 631 (11.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moore County's population increased by 138 (2.18%), 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, Moore County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,702.