Calamus, IA Population

Overview

403

Total Population

41.8

Median age

47.39%

Female population %

111:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.4

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

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

The median age in Calamus is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Calamus's population under 18 was 22.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Calamus's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Calamus, 15.38% were under the age of 15, 20.10% aged 15 to 29, 44.67% aged 30 to 64, 17.62% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 less females than males in Calamus:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.39% females and 52.61% males in Calamus, IA.
The Calamus, IA gender ratio is 111:100 i.e. 111 men to 100 women (1.110).
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 55-59 years with a population of 23.

Calamus's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Calamus population: 97.77% are White and 2.23% are multiracial.
Calamus'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 393 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Calamus is White with a population of 394 (97.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 439 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Calamus's population increased by 44 (11.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Calamus's population decreased by 85 (19.36%), 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, Calamus's population was lowest in year 2022 at 352.