Crawford County, IA Population

Overview

16,555

Total Population

37.2

Median age

50.42%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,828

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Crawford County is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Crawford County's population under 18 was 25.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Crawford County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Crawford County, 21.00% were under the age of 15, 19.24% aged 15 to 29, 42.92% aged 30 to 64, 15.43% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 139 more females than males in Crawford County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.42% females and 49.58% males in Crawford County, IA.
The Crawford County, IA gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 755.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 679.

Crawford County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Crawford County population: 78.96% are White, 3.64% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.30% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.83% are some other race and 6.10% are multiracial.
Crawford County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,828 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,727 (70.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Crawford County is White with a population of 13,072 (78.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,351 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Crawford County's population increased by 227 (1.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Crawford County's population decreased by 676 (3.94%), 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, Crawford County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,123.