Galva, IA Population

Overview

385

Total Population

29.7

Median age

51.17%

Female population %

95.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

75.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Galva is 29.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Galva's population under 18 was 34.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Galva's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Galva, 32.21% were under the age of 15, 18.70% aged 15 to 29, 38.18% aged 30 to 64, 9.87% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 more females than males in Galva:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.17% females and 48.83% males in Galva, IA.
The Galva, IA gender ratio is 95.4:100 i.e. 95.4 men to 100 women (0.954).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 26.

Galva's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Galva population: 93.51% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 3.38% are some other race and 2.86% are multiracial.
Galva's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 354 (91.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Galva is White with a population of 36 (93.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 442 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Galva's population increased by 72 (19.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Galva's population decreased by 2 (0.46%), 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, Galva's population was lowest in year 2009 at 296.