Anita, IA Population

Overview

976

Total Population

52.2

Median age

52.97%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

81.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Anita is 52.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Anita's population under 18 was 20.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Anita's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Anita, 17.62% were under the age of 15, 10.66% aged 15 to 29, 44.57% aged 30 to 64, 24.69% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Anita:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.97% females and 47.03% males in Anita, IA.
The Anita, IA gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 51.

Anita's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Anita population: 99.39% are White and 0.61% are multiracial.
Anita's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 967 (99.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Anita is White with a population of 97 (99.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,170 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Anita's population decreased by 81 (7.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Anita's population decreased by 11 (1.13%), 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, Anita's population was lowest in year 2019 at 897.