Guthrie County, IA Population

Overview

10,599

Total Population

45.7

Median age

49.90%

Female population %

100.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

302

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Guthrie County is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Guthrie County's population under 18 was 22.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Guthrie County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Guthrie County, 17.76% were under the age of 15, 15.40% aged 15 to 29, 44.42% aged 30 to 64, 19.89% aged 65 to 84, and 2.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 less females than males in Guthrie County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.90% females and 50.10% males in Guthrie County, IA.
The Guthrie County, IA gender ratio is 100.4:100 i.e. 100.4 men to 100 women (1.004).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 480.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 424.

Guthrie County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Guthrie County population: 95.08% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.88% are some other race and 3.34% are multiracial.
Guthrie County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 302 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,297 (97.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Guthrie County is White with a population of 10,078 (95.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,384 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Guthrie County's population decreased by 386 (3.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Guthrie County's population decreased by 329 (3.01%), 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 County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 10,586.