Karlstad, MN Population

Overview

739

Total Population

44.9

Median age

55.62%

Female population %

79.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

67.6

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

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

The median age in Karlstad is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Karlstad's population under 18 was 20.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Karlstad's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Karlstad, 16.51% were under the age of 15, 18.54% aged 15 to 29, 41.14% aged 30 to 64, 18.67% aged 65 to 84, and 5.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 83 more females than males in Karlstad:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.62% females and 44.38% males in Karlstad, MN.
The Karlstad, MN gender ratio is 79.8:100 i.e. 79.8 men to 100 women (0.798).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 42.

Karlstad's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Karlstad population: 95.81% are White, 2.71% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.54% are Asian, 0.41% are some other race and 0.41% are multiracial.
Karlstad's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 739 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Karlstad is White with a population of 708 (95.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 791 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Karlstad's population decreased by 31 (3.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Karlstad's population decreased by 54 (7.11%), 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, Karlstad's population was lowest in year 2009 at 662.