Piute County, UT Population

Overview

1,809

Total Population

49.4

Median age

48.48%

Female population %

106.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

73.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

82

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Piute County is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Piute County's population under 18 was 17.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Piute County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Piute County, 13.71% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 39.19% aged 30 to 64, 26.20% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 less females than males in Piute County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.48% females and 51.52% males in Piute County, UT.
The Piute County, UT gender ratio is 106.3:100 i.e. 106.3 men to 100 women (1.063).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 130.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 106.

Piute County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Piute County population: 94.47% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 1.93% are some other race and 3.32% are multiracial.
Piute County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 82 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,727 (95.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Piute County is White with a population of 1,709 (94.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,563 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Piute County's population increased by 143 (10.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Piute County's population decreased by 130 (8.32%), 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, Piute County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 1,331.