Iron Gate, VA Population

Overview

382

Total Population

44.4

Median age

54.19%

Female population %

84.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Iron Gate is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iron Gate's population under 18 was 18.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iron Gate's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iron Gate, 13.87% were under the age of 15, 8.38% aged 15 to 29, 51.05% aged 30 to 64, 20.42% aged 65 to 84, and 6.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Iron Gate:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.19% females and 45.81% males in Iron Gate, VA.
The Iron Gate, VA gender ratio is 84.5:100 i.e. 84.5 men to 100 women (0.845).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 50.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 41.

Iron Gate's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Iron Gate population: 92.93% are White, 4.97% are Black or African American and 2.09% are multiracial.
Iron Gate's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 382 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iron Gate is White with a population of 355 (92.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 396 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Iron Gate's population decreased by 5 (1.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iron Gate's population decreased by 70 (17.90%), 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, Iron Gate's population was lowest in year 2022 at 313.