Mountain City, TN Population

Overview

2,367

Total Population

44.7

Median age

52.89%

Female population %

89.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

82.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

167

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mountain City is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountain City's population under 18 was 19.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountain City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountain City, 18.59% were under the age of 15, 10.27% aged 15 to 29, 44.57% aged 30 to 64, 21.59% aged 65 to 84, and 4.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 137 more females than males in Mountain City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.89% females and 47.11% males in Mountain City, TN.
The Mountain City, TN gender ratio is 89.1:100 i.e. 89.1 men to 100 women (0.891).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 130.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 149.

Mountain City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountain City population: 85% are White, 3.84% are Black or African American, 0.72% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.01% are Asian, 0.42% are some other race and 9% are multiracial.
Mountain City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 167 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,2 (92.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountain City is White with a population of 2,012 (85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,537 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mountain City's population decreased by 23 (0.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountain City's population decreased by 94 (3.74%), 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 City's population was lowest in year 2021 at 2,396.