Prairie Home, MO Population

Overview

230

Total Population

54.5

Median age

52.17%

Female population %

91.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

82.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prairie Home is 54.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairie Home's population under 18 was 15.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairie Home's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairie Home, 12.17% were under the age of 15, 10.87% aged 15 to 29, 43.91% aged 30 to 64, 26.96% aged 65 to 84, and 6.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Prairie Home:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.17% females and 47.83% males in Prairie Home, MO.
The Prairie Home, MO gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 16.

Prairie Home's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairie Home population: 99.13% are White and 0.87% are multiracial.
Prairie Home's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairie Home is White with a population of 228 (99.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 281 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Prairie Home's population increased by 52 (22.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairie Home's population decreased by 18 (6.43%), 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, Prairie Home's population was lowest in year 2001 at 227.