Mountain Grove, MO Population

Overview

4,386

Total Population

41.6

Median age

51.73%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

78.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

93

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mountain Grove is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountain Grove's population under 18 was 27.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountain Grove's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountain Grove, 23.60% were under the age of 15, 13.52% aged 15 to 29, 42.43% aged 30 to 64, 17.31% aged 65 to 84, and 3.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 152 more females than males in Mountain Grove:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.73% females and 48.27% males in Mountain Grove, MO.
The Mountain Grove, MO gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 265.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 472.

Mountain Grove's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountain Grove population: 90.63% are White, 0.07% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1% are Asian and 8.07% are multiracial.
Mountain Grove's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 93 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,293 (97.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountain Grove is White with a population of 3,975 (90.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,791 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Mountain Grove's population increased by 245 (5.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountain Grove's population decreased by 472 (9.85%), 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 Grove's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,319.