Wright County, MO Population

Overview

18,244

Total Population

41.3

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

41

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wright County is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wright County's population under 18 was 26.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wright County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wright County, 21.13% were under the age of 15, 17.47% aged 15 to 29, 41.75% aged 30 to 64, 17.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 274 more females than males in Wright County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Wright County, MO.
The Wright County, MO gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 680.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 749.

Wright County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wright County population: 94.81% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.31% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.36% are some other race and 4.02% are multiracial.
Wright County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 41 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,834 (97.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wright County is White with a population of 17,298 (94.81% of the total population).

Wright County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 19,156 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Wright County's population increased by 887 (4.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wright County's population decreased by 566 (3.01%), 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, Wright County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 17,862.