Vernon County, MO Population

Overview

19,831

Total Population

41.5

Median age

51.09%

Female population %

95.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

64.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

455

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Vernon County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vernon County's population under 18 was 24.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vernon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vernon County, 19.84% were under the age of 15, 18.95% aged 15 to 29, 41.80% aged 30 to 64, 17.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 431 more females than males in Vernon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.09% females and 48.91% males in Vernon County, MO.
The Vernon County, MO gender ratio is 95.7:100 i.e. 95.7 men to 100 women (0.957).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 763.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 840.

Vernon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Vernon County population: 95.38% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.66% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 3.25% are multiracial.
Vernon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 455 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,376 (97.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vernon County is White with a population of 18,915 (95.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,160 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Vernon County's population increased by 749 (3.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vernon County's population decreased by 1,491 (7.05%), 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, Vernon County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 19,605.