Barnum, IA Population

Overview

289

Total Population

27.3

Median age

31.49%

Female population %

217.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

71.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Barnum's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Barnum is 27.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barnum's population under 18 was 41.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barnum's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barnum, 35.29% were under the age of 15, 26.30% aged 15 to 29, 32.18% aged 30 to 64, 6.23% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 107 less females than males in Barnum:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 31.49% females and 68.51% males in Barnum, IA.
The Barnum, IA gender ratio is 217.6:100 i.e. 217.6 men to 100 women (2.176).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 17.

Barnum's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Barnum population: 98.96% are White and 1.04% are multiracial.
Barnum's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 289 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barnum is White with a population of 286 (98.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 198 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Barnum's population decreased by 5 (2.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barnum's population decreased by 13 (6.84%), 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, Barnum's population was lowest in year 2022 at 174.