Castlewood, SD Population

Overview

680

Total Population

34.0

Median age

48.97%

Female population %

104.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Castlewood's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Castlewood is 34.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Castlewood's population under 18 was 30.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Castlewood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Castlewood, 24.26% were under the age of 15, 20.44% aged 15 to 29, 41.47% aged 30 to 64, 10.44% aged 65 to 84, and 3.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 less females than males in Castlewood:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.97% females and 51.03% males in Castlewood, SD.
The Castlewood, SD gender ratio is 104.2:100 i.e. 104.2 men to 100 women (1.042).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 40.

Castlewood's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Castlewood population: 93.68% are White, 1.18% are some other race and 5.15% are multiracial.
Castlewood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 673 (98.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Castlewood is White with a population of 637 (93.68% of the total population).

Castlewood's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 707 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Castlewood's population decreased by 42 (6.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Castlewood's population increased by 68 (10.83%), 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, Castlewood's population was lowest in year 2013 at 619.