Ackley, IA Population

Overview

1,706

Total Population

41.5

Median age

54.63%

Female population %

83:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

63.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

246

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ackley is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ackley's population under 18 was 23.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ackley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ackley, 18.41% were under the age of 15, 15.89% aged 15 to 29, 45.25% aged 30 to 64, 15.59% aged 65 to 84, and 4.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 158 more females than males in Ackley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.63% females and 45.37% males in Ackley, IA.
The Ackley, IA gender ratio is 83:100 i.e. 83 men to 100 women (0.830).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 89.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 92.

Ackley's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ackley population: 91.56% are White, 0.47% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.17% are Asian, 2.93% are some other race and 3.87% are multiracial.
Ackley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 246 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,46 (85.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ackley is White with a population of 1,562 (91.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,814 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ackley's population decreased by 227 (12.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ackley's population increased by 5 (0.32%), 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, Ackley's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,502.