La Motte, IA Population

Overview

243

Total Population

42.6

Median age

48.56%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

62.0

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

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

The median age in La Motte is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Motte's population under 18 was 25.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Motte's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Motte, 18.93% were under the age of 15, 22.63% aged 15 to 29, 39.09% aged 30 to 64, 17.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 less females than males in La Motte:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.56% females and 51.44% males in La Motte, IA.
The La Motte, IA gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 23.

La Motte's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of La Motte population: 98.77% are White and 1.23% are multiracial.
La Motte'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 238 (97.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Motte is White with a population of 24 (98.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 294 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, La Motte's population decreased by 17 (5.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Motte's population decreased by 29 (10.74%), 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, La Motte's population was lowest in year 2022 at 239.