Ireton, IA Population

Overview

518

Total Population

42.3

Median age

53.67%

Female population %

86.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

68.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ireton is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ireton's population under 18 was 24.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ireton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ireton, 21.62% were under the age of 15, 14.86% aged 15 to 29, 44.59% aged 30 to 64, 16.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 more females than males in Ireton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.67% females and 46.33% males in Ireton, IA.
The Ireton, IA gender ratio is 86.3:100 i.e. 86.3 men to 100 women (0.863).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 30.

Ireton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ireton population: 92.66% are White, 6.95% are some other race and 0.39% are multiracial.
Ireton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 512 (98.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ireton is White with a population of 48 (92.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 612 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Ireton's population increased by 25 (4.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ireton's population decreased by 22 (3.61%), 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, Ireton's population was lowest in year 2002 at 577.