Heron Lake, MN Population

Overview

583

Total Population

42.1

Median age

48.03%

Female population %

108.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

68.5

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

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

The median age in Heron Lake is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Heron Lake's population under 18 was 19.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Heron Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Heron Lake, 15.95% were under the age of 15, 18.18% aged 15 to 29, 41.17% aged 30 to 64, 18.35% aged 65 to 84, and 6.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Heron Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.03% females and 51.97% males in Heron Lake, MN.
The Heron Lake, MN gender ratio is 108.2:100 i.e. 108.2 men to 100 women (1.082).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 37.

Heron Lake's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Heron Lake population: 91.77% are White, 1.54% are some other race and 6.69% are multiracial.
Heron Lake'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 533 (91.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Heron Lake is White with a population of 535 (91.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 794 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Heron Lake's population decreased by 96 (12.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Heron Lake's population decreased by 91 (13.06%), 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, Heron Lake's population was lowest in year 2022 at 596.