Piscataquis County, ME Population

Overview

16,760

Total Population

51.3

Median age

49.40%

Female population %

102.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

359

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Piscataquis County is 51.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Piscataquis County's population under 18 was 17.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Piscataquis County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Piscataquis County, 13.59% were under the age of 15, 14.06% aged 15 to 29, 46.21% aged 30 to 64, 23.67% aged 65 to 84, and 2.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 200 less females than males in Piscataquis County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.40% females and 50.60% males in Piscataquis County, ME.
The Piscataquis County, ME gender ratio is 102.4:100 i.e. 102.4 men to 100 women (1.024).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 858.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 784.

Piscataquis County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Piscataquis County population: 94% are White, 0.59% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.87% are Asian, 1.44% are some other race and 3.03% are multiracial.
Piscataquis County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 359 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,401 (97.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Piscataquis County is White with a population of 15,754 (94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,550 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Piscataquis County's population increased by 318 (1.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Piscataquis County's population decreased by 745 (4.25%), 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, Piscataquis County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 16,714.