Bennett, IA Population

Overview

412

Total Population

41.7

Median age

53.40%

Female population %

87.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

50.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bennett is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bennett's population under 18 was 23.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bennett's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bennett, 15.78% were under the age of 15, 16.99% aged 15 to 29, 49.27% aged 30 to 64, 17.23% aged 65 to 84, and 0.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 more females than males in Bennett:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.40% females and 46.60% males in Bennett, IA.
The Bennett, IA gender ratio is 87.3:100 i.e. 87.3 men to 100 women (0.873).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 30.

Bennett's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bennett population: 94.42% are White, 0.97% are Asian and 4.61% are multiracial.
Bennett's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 409 (99.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bennett is White with a population of 389 (94.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 394 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Bennett's population increased by 2 (0.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bennett's population decreased by 45 (11.42%), 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, Bennett's population was lowest in year 2022 at 340.