Mountain Brook, AL Population

Overview

22,184

Total Population

41.9

Median age

51.59%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

69.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

36

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mountain Brook is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountain Brook's population under 18 was 27.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountain Brook's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountain Brook, 22.71% were under the age of 15, 15.53% aged 15 to 29, 43.36% aged 30 to 64, 15.24% aged 65 to 84, and 3.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 706 more females than males in Mountain Brook:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.59% females and 48.41% males in Mountain Brook, AL.
The Mountain Brook, AL gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,064.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,091.

Mountain Brook's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountain Brook population: 97.88% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.99% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 0.47% are multiracial.
Mountain Brook's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 36 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,148 (99.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountain Brook is White with a population of 21,714 (97.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,505 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mountain Brook's population decreased by 278 (1.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountain Brook's population increased by 2,189 (10.77%), 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, Mountain Brook's population was lowest in year 2008 at 19,378.