Belle Plaine, IA Population

Overview

2,419

Total Population

44.1

Median age

45.02%

Female population %

122.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

64.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

64

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Belle Plaine is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Belle Plaine's population under 18 was 20.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Belle Plaine's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Belle Plaine, 15.58% were under the age of 15, 19.68% aged 15 to 29, 41.26% aged 30 to 64, 20.26% aged 65 to 84, and 3.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 241 less females than males in Belle Plaine:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.02% females and 54.98% males in Belle Plaine, IA.
The Belle Plaine, IA gender ratio is 122.1:100 i.e. 122.1 men to 100 women (1.221).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 133.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 120.

Belle Plaine's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Belle Plaine population: 94.25% are White, 2.15% are some other race and 3.60% are multiracial.
Belle Plaine's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 64 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,355 (97.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Belle Plaine is White with a population of 2,28 (94.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,888 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Belle Plaine's population decreased by 342 (11.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Belle Plaine's population decreased by 206 (8.14%), 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, Belle Plaine's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,326.