Lacona, IA Population

Overview

349

Total Population

50.3

Median age

46.13%

Female population %

116.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

65.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lacona is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lacona's population under 18 was 15.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lacona's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lacona, 12.61% were under the age of 15, 19.48% aged 15 to 29, 40.97% aged 30 to 64, 25.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 less females than males in Lacona:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.13% females and 53.87% males in Lacona, IA.
The Lacona, IA gender ratio is 116.8:100 i.e. 116.8 men to 100 women (1.168).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 41.

Lacona's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Lacona population: 96.56% are White and 3.44% are multiracial.
Lacona's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 347 (99.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lacona is White with a population of 337 (96.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 359 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lacona's population decreased by 2 (0.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lacona's population decreased by 13 (3.64%), 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, Lacona's population was lowest in year 2022 at 336.