Gilbertville, IA Population

Overview

790

Total Population

43.7

Median age

51.52%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

75.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gilbertville is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gilbertville's population under 18 was 19.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gilbertville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gilbertville, 17.72% were under the age of 15, 14.94% aged 15 to 29, 42.03% aged 30 to 64, 20.38% aged 65 to 84, and 4.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Gilbertville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.52% females and 48.48% males in Gilbertville, IA.
The Gilbertville, IA gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 38.

Gilbertville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gilbertville population: 98.61% are White, 0.51% are Black or African American and 0.89% are multiracial.
Gilbertville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 785 (99.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gilbertville is White with a population of 779 (98.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 788 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Gilbertville's population decreased by 52 (6.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gilbertville's population increased by 68 (9.44%), 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, Gilbertville's population was lowest in year 2005 at 714.