Charles City, IA Population

Overview

7,399

Total Population

41.5

Median age

53.36%

Female population %

87.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

77.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

518

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Charles City is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charles City's population under 18 was 22.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charles City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charles City, 18.73% were under the age of 15, 17.08% aged 15 to 29, 39.17% aged 30 to 64, 19.35% aged 65 to 84, and 5.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 497 more females than males in Charles City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.36% females and 46.64% males in Charles City, IA.
The Charles City, IA gender ratio is 87.4:100 i.e. 87.4 men to 100 women (0.874).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 412.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 400.

Charles City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Charles City population: 88.71% are White, 2.72% are Black or African American, 2.43% are Asian, 0.70% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.38% are some other race and 5.05% are multiracial.
Charles City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 518 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,881 (93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charles City is White with a population of 6,564 (88.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,772 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Charles City's population decreased by 113 (1.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charles City's population decreased by 280 (3.66%), 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, Charles City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,239.