Audubon County, IA Population

Overview

5,657

Total Population

48.1

Median age

49.94%

Female population %

100.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

76.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

112

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Audubon County is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Audubon County's population under 18 was 22.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Audubon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Audubon County, 18.86% were under the age of 15, 14.67% aged 15 to 29, 42.09% aged 30 to 64, 20.52% aged 65 to 84, and 3.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 less females than males in Audubon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.94% females and 50.06% males in Audubon County, IA.
The Audubon County, IA gender ratio is 100.2:100 i.e. 100.2 men to 100 women (1.002).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 300.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 261.

Audubon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Audubon County population: 96.16% are White, 0.53% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are Asian, 1.15% are some other race and 2.02% are multiracial.
Audubon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 112 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,545 (98.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Audubon County is White with a population of 5,44 (96.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,794 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Audubon County's population decreased by 700 (10.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Audubon County's population decreased by 413 (6.78%), 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, Audubon County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 5,482.