Blakesburg, IA Population

Overview

220

Total Population

44.6

Median age

55.91%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

83.3

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

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

The median age in Blakesburg is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blakesburg's population under 18 was 20.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blakesburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blakesburg, 16.82% were under the age of 15, 17.27% aged 15 to 29, 37.27% aged 30 to 64, 24.09% aged 65 to 84, and 4.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Blakesburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.91% females and 44.09% males in Blakesburg, IA.
The Blakesburg, IA gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 17.

Blakesburg's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blakesburg population: 87.73% are White, 0.45% are Asian and 11.82% are multiracial.
Blakesburg'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 22 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blakesburg is White with a population of 193 (87.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 376 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Blakesburg's population decreased by 79 (21.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blakesburg's population decreased by 24 (8.08%), 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, Blakesburg's population was lowest in year 2022 at 271.