Gladbrook, IA Population

Overview

935

Total Population

45.8

Median age

46.95%

Female population %

113:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Gladbrook is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gladbrook's population under 18 was 19.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gladbrook's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gladbrook, 15.29% were under the age of 15, 16.04% aged 15 to 29, 41.71% aged 30 to 64, 19.68% aged 65 to 84, and 7.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 less females than males in Gladbrook:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.95% females and 53.05% males in Gladbrook, IA.
The Gladbrook, IA gender ratio is 113:100 i.e. 113 men to 100 women (1.130).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 55.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 40.

Gladbrook's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gladbrook population: 97.75% are White, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.07% are Asian and 0.86% are multiracial.
Gladbrook'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 93 (99.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gladbrook is White with a population of 914 (97.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,040 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Gladbrook's population decreased by 71 (7.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gladbrook's population decreased by 144 (15.29%), 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, Gladbrook's population was lowest in year 2022 at 786.