Epworth, IA Population

Overview

1,804

Total Population

37.1

Median age

50.89%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

68.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Epworth is 37.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Epworth's population under 18 was 24.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Epworth's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Epworth, 21.01% were under the age of 15, 17.41% aged 15 to 29, 42.07% aged 30 to 64, 16.74% aged 65 to 84, and 2.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Epworth:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.89% females and 49.11% males in Epworth, IA.
The Epworth, IA gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 86.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 77.

Epworth's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Epworth population: 99.50% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American and 0.17% are Asian.
Epworth's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,787 (99.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Epworth is White with a population of 1,795 (99.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,027 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Epworth's population increased by 401 (27.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Epworth's population increased by 148 (7.89%), 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, Epworth's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,475.