Puxico, MO Population

Overview

1,042

Total Population

37.1

Median age

48.18%

Female population %

107.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Puxico's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Puxico is 37.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Puxico's population under 18 was 26.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Puxico's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Puxico, 21.11% were under the age of 15, 19.39% aged 15 to 29, 45.20% aged 30 to 64, 12.76% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 less females than males in Puxico:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.18% females and 51.82% males in Puxico, MO.
The Puxico, MO gender ratio is 107.6:100 i.e. 107.6 men to 100 women (1.076).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 57.

Puxico's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Puxico population: 99.23% are White, 0.10% are Black or African American and 0.67% are multiracial.
Puxico's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,041 (99.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Puxico is White with a population of 1,034 (99.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 900 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Puxico's population increased by 3 (0.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Puxico's population decreased by 19 (2.13%), 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, Puxico's population was lowest in year 2019 at 850.