Defiance, IA Population

Overview

212

Total Population

56.0

Median age

45.28%

Female population %

120.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Defiance is 56.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Defiance's population under 18 was 18.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Defiance's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Defiance, 12.26% were under the age of 15, 16.04% aged 15 to 29, 44.34% aged 30 to 64, 22.64% aged 65 to 84, and 4.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Defiance:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.28% females and 54.72% males in Defiance, IA.
The Defiance, IA gender ratio is 120.8:100 i.e. 120.8 men to 100 women (1.208).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 14.

Defiance's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Defiance population: 94.81% are White, 3.30% are some other race and 1.89% are multiracial.
Defiance's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 202 (95.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Defiance is White with a population of 201 (94.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 350 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Defiance's population decreased by 66 (18.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Defiance's population decreased by 36 (12.68%), 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, Defiance's population was lowest in year 2022 at 245.