Armstrong, IA Population

Overview

819

Total Population

55.1

Median age

49.33%

Female population %

102.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

125.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Armstrong is 55.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Armstrong's population under 18 was 18.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Armstrong's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Armstrong, 15.14% were under the age of 15, 14.16% aged 15 to 29, 30.16% aged 30 to 64, 34.68% aged 65 to 84, and 5.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 less females than males in Armstrong:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.33% females and 50.67% males in Armstrong, IA.
The Armstrong, IA gender ratio is 102.7:100 i.e. 102.7 men to 100 women (1.027).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 86.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 56.

Armstrong's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Armstrong population: 98.66% are White, 0.73% are Black or African American and 0.61% are multiracial.
Armstrong's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 812 (99.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Armstrong is White with a population of 808 (98.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 974 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Armstrong's population decreased by 50 (5.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Armstrong's population decreased by 58 (6.28%), 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, Armstrong's population was lowest in year 2018 at 843.