Muscle Shoals, AL Population

Overview

15,969

Total Population

38.0

Median age

52.05%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

753

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Muscle Shoals is 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Muscle Shoals's population under 18 was 22.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Muscle Shoals's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Muscle Shoals, 19.12% were under the age of 15, 16.68% aged 15 to 29, 45.79% aged 30 to 64, 16.53% aged 65 to 84, and 1.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 655 more females than males in Muscle Shoals:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.05% females and 47.95% males in Muscle Shoals, AL.
The Muscle Shoals, AL gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 837.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 721.

Muscle Shoals's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Muscle Shoals population: 81.33% are White, 11.81% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.80% are Asian, 3.82% are some other race and 2.06% are multiracial.
Muscle Shoals's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 753 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,216 (95.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Muscle Shoals is White with a population of 12,988 (81.33% of the total population).

Muscle Shoals's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 17,019 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Muscle Shoals's population increased by 865 (6.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Muscle Shoals's population increased by 3,094 (23.35%), 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, Muscle Shoals's population was lowest in year 2000 at 12,383.