Ryegate, MT Population

Overview

281

Total Population

61.4

Median age

53.02%

Female population %

88.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

81.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ryegate is 61.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ryegate's population under 18 was 15.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ryegate's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ryegate, 14.95% were under the age of 15, 1.07% aged 15 to 29, 54.09% aged 30 to 64, 27.05% aged 65 to 84, and 2.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 more females than males in Ryegate:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.02% females and 46.98% males in Ryegate, MT.
The Ryegate, MT gender ratio is 88.6:100 i.e. 88.6 men to 100 women (0.886).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 22.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 46.

Ryegate's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ryegate population: 86.12% are White, 2.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 11.74% are multiracial.
Ryegate's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 266 (94.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ryegate is White with a population of 242 (86.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 287 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Ryegate's population decreased by 10 (3.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ryegate's population decreased by 25 (10.12%), 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, Ryegate's population was lowest in year 2021 at 221.