Mount Rainier, MD Population

Overview

8,290

Total Population

40.8

Median age

50.25%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

34.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

2,564

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Rainier is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Rainier's population under 18 was 17.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Rainier's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Rainier, 13.66% were under the age of 15, 18.03% aged 15 to 29, 56.19% aged 30 to 64, 11.16% aged 65 to 84, and 0.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 42 more females than males in Mount Rainier:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.25% females and 49.75% males in Mount Rainier, MD.
The Mount Rainier, MD gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 469.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 493.

Mount Rainier's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Rainier population: 22.34% are White, 47.48% are Black or African American, 1.19% are Asian, 22.42% are some other race and 6.56% are multiracial.
Mount Rainier's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,564 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,726 (69.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Rainier is Black or African American with a population of 3,936 (47.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,554 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Rainier's population decreased by 518 (6.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Rainier's population increased by 476 (6.08%), 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 Rainier's population was lowest in year 2010 at 7,835.