Carpenter, IA Population

Overview

96

Total Population

40.2

Median age

42.71%

Female population %

134.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

26.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Carpenter is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carpenter's population under 18 was 9.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carpenter's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carpenter, 8.33% were under the age of 15, 30.21% aged 15 to 29, 48.96% aged 30 to 64, 11.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 less females than males in Carpenter:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.71% females and 57.29% males in Carpenter, IA.
The Carpenter, IA gender ratio is 134.1:100 i.e. 134.1 men to 100 women (1.341).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 8.

Carpenter's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Carpenter population: 88.54% are White, 1.04% are Black or African American and 10.42% are multiracial.
Carpenter's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9 (93.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carpenter is White with a population of 85 (88.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 133 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Carpenter's population decreased by 21 (16.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carpenter's population decreased by 20 (18.35%), 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, Carpenter's population was lowest in year 2020 at 89.