Iredell County, NC Population

Overview

183,965

Total Population

40.6

Median age

50.45%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

52.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14,84

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Iredell County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iredell County's population under 18 was 22.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iredell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iredell County, 18.58% were under the age of 15, 18.35% aged 15 to 29, 47.26% aged 30 to 64, 14.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,643 more females than males in Iredell County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.45% females and 49.55% males in Iredell County, NC.
The Iredell County, NC gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 6,865.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 6,950.

Iredell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Iredell County population: 78.58% are White, 11.88% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.45% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.49% are some other race and 4.31% are multiracial.
Iredell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 14,84 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 169,125 (91.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iredell County is White with a population of 144,56 (78.58% of the total population).

Iredell County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 195,897 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Iredell County's population increased by 36,205 (29.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iredell County's population increased by 27,895 (17.46%), 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, Iredell County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 123,583.