La Porte City, IA Population

Overview

2,349

Total Population

34.6

Median age

50.02%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

71.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

La Porte City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Porte City is 34.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Porte City's population under 18 was 30.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Porte City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Porte City, 25.46% were under the age of 15, 19.33% aged 15 to 29, 38.91% aged 30 to 64, 14.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in La Porte City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.02% females and 49.98% males in La Porte City, IA.
The La Porte City, IA gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 163.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 135.

La Porte City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Porte City population: 93.06% are White, 1.11% are Black or African American, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.98% are some other race and 2.47% are multiracial.
La Porte City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,338 (99.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Porte City is White with a population of 2,186 (93.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,336 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, La Porte City's population decreased by 34 (1.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Porte City's population decreased by 6 (0.26%), 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 Porte City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,244.