Chalmers, IN Population

Overview

402

Total Population

42.5

Median age

45.52%

Female population %

119.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chalmers is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chalmers's population under 18 was 23.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chalmers's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chalmers, 23.63% were under the age of 15, 9.20% aged 15 to 29, 52.99% aged 30 to 64, 12.94% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 less females than males in Chalmers:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.52% females and 54.48% males in Chalmers, IN.
The Chalmers, IN gender ratio is 119.7:100 i.e. 119.7 men to 100 women (1.197).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 28.

Chalmers's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chalmers population: 91.29% are White and 8.71% are multiracial.
Chalmers's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 398 (99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chalmers is White with a population of 367 (91.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 523 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Chalmers's population decreased by 11 (2.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chalmers's population increased by 13 (2.55%), 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, Chalmers's population was lowest in year 2009 at 469.