Guthrie Center, IA Population

Overview

1,556

Total Population

35.4

Median age

51.74%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

82.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

74

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Guthrie Center's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Guthrie Center is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Guthrie Center's population under 18 was 26.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Guthrie Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Guthrie Center, 22.81% were under the age of 15, 18.96% aged 15 to 29, 35.80% aged 30 to 64, 16.58% aged 65 to 84, and 5.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 54 more females than males in Guthrie Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.74% females and 48.26% males in Guthrie Center, IA.
The Guthrie Center, IA gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 78.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 91.

Guthrie Center's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Guthrie Center population: 93.38% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 0.13% are Asian, 0.13% are some other race and 6.11% are multiracial.
Guthrie Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 74 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,482 (95.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Guthrie Center is White with a population of 1,453 (93.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,650 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Guthrie Center's population decreased by 95 (5.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Guthrie Center's population increased by 29 (1.86%), 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, Guthrie Center's population was lowest in year 2017 at 1,493.