Grand Junction, IA Population

Overview

792

Total Population

30.0

Median age

51.89%

Female population %

92.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Grand Junction is 30.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Grand Junction's population under 18 was 27.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Grand Junction's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Grand Junction, 24.12% were under the age of 15, 25.88% aged 15 to 29, 35.48% aged 30 to 64, 11.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Grand Junction:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.89% females and 48.11% males in Grand Junction, IA.
The Grand Junction, IA gender ratio is 92.7:100 i.e. 92.7 men to 100 women (0.927).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 46.

Grand Junction's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Grand Junction population: 98.11% are White, 0.38% are some other race and 1.52% are multiracial.
Grand Junction's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 785 (99.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Grand Junction is White with a population of 777 (98.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 964 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Grand Junction's population decreased by 144 (14.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Grand Junction's population decreased by 96 (11.71%), 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, Grand Junction's population was lowest in year 2021 at 719.