Moorefield, WV Population

Overview

3,019

Total Population

39.9

Median age

38.59%

Female population %

159.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

46.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

193

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moorefield is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moorefield's population under 18 was 14.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moorefield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moorefield, 10.30% were under the age of 15, 24.94% aged 15 to 29, 43.36% aged 30 to 64, 19.91% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 689 less females than males in Moorefield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.59% females and 61.41% males in Moorefield, WV.
The Moorefield, WV gender ratio is 159.1:100 i.e. 159.1 men to 100 women (1.591).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 335.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 163.

Moorefield's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Moorefield population: 80.66% are White, 13.68% are Black or African American, 2.45% are Asian and 3.21% are some other race.
Moorefield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 193 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,826 (93.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moorefield is White with a population of 2,435 (80.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,555 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Moorefield's population increased by 143 (5.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moorefield's population decreased by 46 (1.80%), 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, Moorefield's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,412.