Moorhead, IA Population

Overview

206

Total Population

47.5

Median age

55.83%

Female population %

79.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

102.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moorhead is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moorhead's population under 18 was 25.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moorhead's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moorhead, 19.90% were under the age of 15, 14.08% aged 15 to 29, 35.44% aged 30 to 64, 29.13% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Moorhead:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.83% females and 44.17% males in Moorhead, IA.
The Moorhead, IA gender ratio is 79.1:100 i.e. 79.1 men to 100 women (0.791).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 14.

Moorhead's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Moorhead population: 99.51% are White and 0.49% are multiracial.
Moorhead's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 204 (99.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moorhead is White with a population of 205 (99.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 233 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Moorhead's population decreased by 9 (3.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moorhead's population decreased by 27 (12.05%), 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, Moorhead's population was lowest in year 2022 at 189.