Overview
208,371
Total Population
31.5
Median age
50.60%
Female population %
97.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
48.2
Total dependency ratio
some other race
Largest racial group
125,9
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Moreno Valley's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Moreno Valley is 31.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Moreno Valley's population under 18 was 27.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Moreno Valley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Moreno Valley, 23.25% were under the age of 15, 23.98% aged 15 to 29, 43.51% aged 30 to 64, 8.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.61% were 85 years of age and older.
![Moreno Valley, CA population by age group The graph shows Moreno Valley's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/moreno-valley-ca-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 2,493 more females than males in Moreno Valley:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Moreno Valley, CA.
- The Moreno Valley, CA gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 8,918.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 9,871.
![Moreno Valley, CA population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Moreno Valley, CA population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/moreno-valley-ca-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Moreno Valley's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Moreno Valley population: 28.66% are White, 17.90% are Black or African American, 0.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.33% are Asian, 0.42% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 37.49% are some other race and 9.53% are multiracial.
- Moreno Valley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 125,9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 82,471 (39.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Moreno Valley is some other race with a population of 78,121 (37.49% of the total population).
![Moreno Valley, CA population by race The bar chart shows Moreno Valley, CA population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/moreno-valley-ca-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Moreno Valley's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 211,924 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Moreno Valley's population increased by 50,824 (35.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Moreno Valley's population increased by 14,939 (7.69%), 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, Moreno Valley's population was lowest in year 2000 at 143,344.
![Moreno Valley, CA population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Moreno Valley's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-moreno-valley-ca-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)