Murdo, SD Population

Overview

607

Total Population

47.3

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

83.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Murdo is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Murdo's population under 18 was 24.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Murdo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Murdo, 20.26% were under the age of 15, 10.54% aged 15 to 29, 43.82% aged 30 to 64, 22.57% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Murdo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Murdo, SD.
The Murdo, SD gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 52.

Murdo's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Murdo population: 72.82% are White, 24.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are some other race and 2.14% are multiracial.
Murdo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 607 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Murdo is White with a population of 442 (72.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 606 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Murdo's population decreased by 114 (18.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Murdo's population decreased by 18 (3.66%), 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, Murdo's population was lowest in year 2017 at 443.