Dickens, IA Population

Overview

186

Total Population

33.5

Median age

40.32%

Female population %

148:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

77.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dickens is 33.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dickens's population under 18 was 29.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dickens's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dickens, 27.96% were under the age of 15, 14.52% aged 15 to 29, 41.94% aged 30 to 64, 13.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 less females than males in Dickens:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.32% females and 59.68% males in Dickens, IA.
The Dickens, IA gender ratio is 148:100 i.e. 148 men to 100 women (1.480).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 16.

Dickens's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Dickens population: 84.41% are White, 13.98% are some other race and 1.61% are multiracial.
Dickens's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 154 (82.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dickens is White with a population of 157 (84.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 200 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Dickens's population decreased by 16 (8.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dickens's population decreased by 37 (20.11%), 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, Dickens's population was lowest in year 2020 at 147.