Mountain Lake Park, MD Population

Overview

2,116

Total Population

43.5

Median age

55.91%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mountain Lake Park is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountain Lake Park's population under 18 was 19.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountain Lake Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountain Lake Park, 14.32% were under the age of 15, 16.59% aged 15 to 29, 46.46% aged 30 to 64, 19.75% aged 65 to 84, and 2.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 250 more females than males in Mountain Lake Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.91% females and 44.09% males in Mountain Lake Park, MD.
The Mountain Lake Park, MD gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 100.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 115.

Mountain Lake Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountain Lake Park population: 94.19% are White, 1.18% are Black or African American, 1.61% are Asian, 1.42% are some other race and 1.61% are multiracial.
Mountain Lake Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,115 (99.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountain Lake Park is White with a population of 1,993 (94.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,186 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mountain Lake Park's population decreased by 23 (1.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountain Lake Park's population decreased by 23 (1.06%), 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 Lake Park's population was lowest in year 2009 at 2,043.