Fort Atkinson, IA Population

Overview

304

Total Population

50.5

Median age

46.38%

Female population %

115.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fort Atkinson is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Atkinson's population under 18 was 16.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Atkinson's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Atkinson, 14.80% were under the age of 15, 16.45% aged 15 to 29, 44.41% aged 30 to 64, 20.39% aged 65 to 84, and 3.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Fort Atkinson:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.38% females and 53.62% males in Fort Atkinson, IA.
The Fort Atkinson, IA gender ratio is 115.6:100 i.e. 115.6 men to 100 women (1.156).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 22.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 15.

Fort Atkinson's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Atkinson population: 99.34% are White, 0.33% are some other race and 0.33% are multiracial.
Fort Atkinson's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 302 (99.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Atkinson is White with a population of 302 (99.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 397 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Atkinson's population decreased by 50 (12.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Atkinson's population decreased by 38 (10.95%), 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, Fort Atkinson's population was lowest in year 2022 at 303.