Bowdle, SD Population

Overview

416

Total Population

43.1

Median age

50.48%

Female population %

98.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

97.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bowdle is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bowdle's population under 18 was 24.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bowdle's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bowdle, 15.87% were under the age of 15, 18.75% aged 15 to 29, 31.97% aged 30 to 64, 27.16% aged 65 to 84, and 6.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Bowdle:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.48% females and 49.52% males in Bowdle, SD.
The Bowdle, SD gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 30.

Bowdle's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bowdle population: 87.26% are White, 2.40% are Black or African American and 10.34% are multiracial.
Bowdle's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 415 (99.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bowdle is White with a population of 363 (87.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 540 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bowdle's population decreased by 15 (2.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bowdle's population decreased by 55 (10.48%), 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, Bowdle's population was lowest in year 2009 at 464.