Moore County, TX Population

Overview

21,494

Total Population

30.6

Median age

47.60%

Female population %

110.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

62.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12,393

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moore County is 30.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moore County's population under 18 was 31.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moore County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moore County, 27.30% were under the age of 15, 21.44% aged 15 to 29, 40.06% aged 30 to 64, 9.50% aged 65 to 84, and 1.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,030 less females than males in Moore County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.60% females and 52.40% males in Moore County, TX.
The Moore County, TX gender ratio is 110.1:100 i.e. 110.1 men to 100 women (1.101).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,206.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,014.

Moore County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moore County population: 69.81% are White, 3.94% are Black or African American, 0.73% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.46% are Asian, 10.69% are some other race and 10.37% are multiracial.
Moore County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 12,393 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,101 (42.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moore County is White with a population of 15,005 (69.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,431 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Moore County's population increased by 1,915 (9.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moore County's population decreased by 744 (3.38%), 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, Moore County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 19,875.