Goldfield, IA Population

Overview

645

Total Population

45.4

Median age

46.51%

Female population %

115:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

46.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

48

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Goldfield is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Goldfield's population under 18 was 11.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Goldfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Goldfield, 8.22% were under the age of 15, 24.50% aged 15 to 29, 43.57% aged 30 to 64, 23.26% aged 65 to 84, and 0.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 45 less females than males in Goldfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.51% females and 53.49% males in Goldfield, IA.
The Goldfield, IA gender ratio is 115:100 i.e. 115 men to 100 women (1.150).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 39.

Goldfield's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Goldfield population: 96.12% are White, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.78% are some other race and 2.79% are multiracial.
Goldfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 48 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 597 (92.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Goldfield is White with a population of 62 (96.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 677 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Goldfield's population decreased by 45 (6.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Goldfield's population increased by 2 (0.32%), 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, Goldfield's population was lowest in year 2019 at 592.