Drakesville, IA Population

Overview

223

Total Population

42.1

Median age

48.88%

Female population %

104.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

68.9

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

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

The median age in Drakesville is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Drakesville's population under 18 was 17.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Drakesville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Drakesville, 17.94% were under the age of 15, 11.66% aged 15 to 29, 47.53% aged 30 to 64, 22.87% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 less females than males in Drakesville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.88% females and 51.12% males in Drakesville, IA.
The Drakesville, IA gender ratio is 104.6:100 i.e. 104.6 men to 100 women (1.046).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 17.

Drakesville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Drakesville population: 99.10% are White, 0.45% are some other race and 0.45% are multiracial.
Drakesville'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 222 (99.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Drakesville is White with a population of 221 (99.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 231 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Drakesville's population decreased by 12 (6.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Drakesville's population decreased by 21 (11.35%), 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, Drakesville's population was lowest in year 2020 at 164.