Floyd County, IA Population

Overview

15,672

Total Population

43.6

Median age

50.06%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

623

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Floyd County is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Floyd County's population under 18 was 22.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Floyd County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Floyd County, 19.14% were under the age of 15, 16.52% aged 15 to 29, 42.45% aged 30 to 64, 18.02% aged 65 to 84, and 3.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Floyd County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.06% females and 49.94% males in Floyd County, IA.
The Floyd County, IA gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 604.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 699.

Floyd County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Floyd County population: 92.07% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.47% are Asian, 0.36% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.30% are some other race and 4.15% are multiracial.
Floyd County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 623 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,049 (96.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Floyd County is White with a population of 14,429 (92.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,940 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Floyd County's population decreased by 632 (3.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Floyd County's population decreased by 718 (4.40%), 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, Floyd County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,337.