Fontanelle, IA Population

Overview

615

Total Population

40.0

Median age

49.59%

Female population %

101.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

84.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fontanelle is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fontanelle's population under 18 was 21.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fontanelle's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fontanelle, 19.19% were under the age of 15, 18.21% aged 15 to 29, 36.10% aged 30 to 64, 21.63% aged 65 to 84, and 4.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 less females than males in Fontanelle:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.59% females and 50.41% males in Fontanelle, IA.
The Fontanelle, IA gender ratio is 101.6:100 i.e. 101.6 men to 100 women (1.016).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 45.

Fontanelle's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fontanelle population: 95.45% are White, 1.14% are Asian and 3.41% are multiracial.
Fontanelle's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 608 (98.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fontanelle is White with a population of 587 (95.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 694 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Fontanelle's population decreased by 16 (2.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fontanelle's population increased by 12 (1.79%), 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, Fontanelle's population was lowest in year 2016 at 606.