Mountainair, NM Population

Overview

1,032

Total Population

34.1

Median age

43.51%

Female population %

129.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

66.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

445

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mountainair's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mountainair is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountainair's population under 18 was 24.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountainair's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountainair, 17.15% were under the age of 15, 30.04% aged 15 to 29, 30.14% aged 30 to 64, 22.67% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 134 less females than males in Mountainair:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.51% females and 56.49% males in Mountainair, NM.
The Mountainair, NM gender ratio is 129.8:100 i.e. 129.8 men to 100 women (1.298).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 92.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 109.

Mountainair's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountainair population: 57.75% are White, 19.67% are Black or African American, 2.42% are Asian, 6.49% are some other race and 13.66% are multiracial.
Mountainair's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 445 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 587 (56.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountainair is White with a population of 596 (57.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,136 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Mountainair's population decreased by 172 (15.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountainair's population decreased by 64 (6.80%), 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, Mountainair's population was lowest in year 2019 at 871.