Myrtle Creek, OR Population

Overview

3,476

Total Population

40.4

Median age

52.22%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

149

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Myrtle Creek is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Myrtle Creek's population under 18 was 23.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Myrtle Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Myrtle Creek, 20.37% were under the age of 15, 15.30% aged 15 to 29, 46.26% aged 30 to 64, 15.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 154 more females than males in Myrtle Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.22% females and 47.78% males in Myrtle Creek, OR.
The Myrtle Creek, OR gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 214.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 222.

Myrtle Creek's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Myrtle Creek population: 94.99% are White, 0.46% are Black or African American, 0.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.78% are Asian, 0.66% are some other race and 2.59% are multiracial.
Myrtle Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 149 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,327 (95.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Myrtle Creek is White with a population of 3,302 (94.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,530 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Myrtle Creek's population decreased by 88 (2.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Myrtle Creek's population increased by 83 (2.44%), 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, Myrtle Creek's population was lowest in year 2014 at 3,361.