Cedar County, IA Population

Overview

18,494

Total Population

42.6

Median age

50.45%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

432

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cedar County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cedar County's population under 18 was 22.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cedar County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cedar County, 17.77% were under the age of 15, 16.61% aged 15 to 29, 46.31% aged 30 to 64, 15.99% aged 65 to 84, and 3.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 168 more females than males in Cedar County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.45% females and 49.55% males in Cedar County, IA.
The Cedar County, IA gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 738.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 799.

Cedar County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cedar County population: 96.80% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.68% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 1.69% are multiracial.
Cedar County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 432 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,062 (97.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cedar County is White with a population of 17,902 (96.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,541 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Cedar County's population increased by 310 (1.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cedar County's population increased by 38 (0.21%), 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, Cedar County's population was lowest in year 2005 at 17,972.