Hecla, SD Population

Overview

266

Total Population

64.2

Median age

62.41%

Female population %

60.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

137.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hecla is 64.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hecla's population under 18 was 12.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hecla's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 45.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hecla, 12.03% were under the age of 15, 7.52% aged 15 to 29, 34.59% aged 30 to 64, 42.11% aged 65 to 84, and 3.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 more females than males in Hecla:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.41% females and 37.59% males in Hecla, SD.
The Hecla, SD gender ratio is 60.2:100 i.e. 60.2 men to 100 women (0.602).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 43.

Hecla's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hecla population: 90.23% are White, 7.52% are Asian and 2.26% are some other race.
Hecla'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 261 (98.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hecla is White with a population of 24 (90.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 323 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hecla's population decreased by 99 (30.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hecla's population decreased by 29 (12.95%), 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, Hecla's population was lowest in year 2022 at 193.