Calhoun County, IA Population

Overview

9,962

Total Population

43.5

Median age

47.61%

Female population %

11:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

216

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Calhoun County is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Calhoun County's population under 18 was 22.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Calhoun County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Calhoun County, 18.71% were under the age of 15, 15.93% aged 15 to 29, 42.69% aged 30 to 64, 18.66% aged 65 to 84, and 4.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 476 less females than males in Calhoun County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.61% females and 52.39% males in Calhoun County, IA.
The Calhoun County, IA gender ratio is 11:100 i.e. 11 men to 100 women (1.100).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 487.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 386.

Calhoun County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Calhoun County population: 94.30% are White, 1.59% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.40% are Asian, 0.94% are some other race and 2.66% are multiracial.
Calhoun County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 216 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,746 (97.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Calhoun County is White with a population of 9,394 (94.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,092 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Calhoun County's population decreased by 933 (8.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Calhoun County's population decreased by 277 (2.73%), 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, Calhoun County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,616.