Plentywood, MT Population

Overview

1,660

Total Population

49.8

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

68

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plentywood is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plentywood's population under 18 was 17.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plentywood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plentywood, 16.14% were under the age of 15, 13.19% aged 15 to 29, 46.81% aged 30 to 64, 17.83% aged 65 to 84, and 6.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 more females than males in Plentywood:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Plentywood, MT.
The Plentywood, MT gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 123.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 90.

Plentywood's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plentywood population: 89.46% are White, 2.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.14% are Asian and 7.05% are multiracial.
Plentywood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 68 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,592 (95.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plentywood is White with a population of 1,485 (89.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,025 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plentywood's population decreased by 286 (14.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plentywood's population decreased by 73 (4.20%), 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, Plentywood's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,616.