Gem Lake, MN Population

Overview

500

Total Population

41.9

Median age

55.60%

Female population %

79.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

82.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gem Lake is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gem Lake's population under 18 was 26.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gem Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gem Lake, 24.00% were under the age of 15, 9.80% aged 15 to 29, 45.00% aged 30 to 64, 18.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 more females than males in Gem Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.60% females and 44.40% males in Gem Lake, MN.
The Gem Lake, MN gender ratio is 79.9:100 i.e. 79.9 men to 100 women (0.799).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 33.

Gem Lake's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gem Lake population: 95.40% are White, 2.80% are Asian and 1.80% are multiracial.
Gem Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gem Lake is White with a population of 477 (95.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 532 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Gem Lake's population decreased by 31 (7.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gem Lake's population increased by 138 (35.03%), 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, Gem Lake's population was lowest in year 2010 at 394.