Mount Airy, NC Population

Overview

10,547

Total Population

45.4

Median age

51.00%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

79.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

847

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Airy is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Airy's population under 18 was 20.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Airy's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Airy, 18.13% were under the age of 15, 14.03% aged 15 to 29, 41.65% aged 30 to 64, 20.25% aged 65 to 84, and 5.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 211 more females than males in Mount Airy:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.00% females and 49.00% males in Mount Airy, NC.
The Mount Airy, NC gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 510.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 464.

Mount Airy's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Airy population: 82.23% are White, 11.44% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.79% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.52% are some other race and 1.69% are multiracial.
Mount Airy's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 847 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,7 (91.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Airy is White with a population of 8,673 (82.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,961 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Airy's population decreased by 556 (5.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Airy's population increased by 263 (2.53%), 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, Mount Airy's population was lowest in year 2015 at 10,141.