Moorland, IA Population

Overview

145

Total Population

49.3

Median age

44.83%

Female population %

123.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

40.8

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

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

The median age in Moorland is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moorland's population under 18 was 10.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moorland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moorland, 10.34% were under the age of 15, 9.66% aged 15 to 29, 61.38% aged 30 to 64, 17.93% aged 65 to 84, and 0.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Moorland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.83% females and 55.17% males in Moorland, IA.
The Moorland, IA gender ratio is 123.1:100 i.e. 123.1 men to 100 women (1.231).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 13.

Moorland's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moorland population: 93.79% are White, 1.38% are Black or African American and 4.83% are multiracial.
Moorland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 145 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moorland is White with a population of 136 (93.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 199 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Moorland's population decreased by 29 (14.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moorland's population decreased by 1 (0.59%), 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, Moorland's population was lowest in year 2019 at 158.