Le Claire, IA Population

Overview

4,614

Total Population

32.6

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

90.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Le Claire's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Le Claire is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Le Claire's population under 18 was 37.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Le Claire's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Le Claire, 34.72% were under the age of 15, 9.32% aged 15 to 29, 43.15% aged 30 to 64, 12.07% aged 65 to 84, and 0.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 70 more females than males in Le Claire:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Le Claire, IA.
The Le Claire, IA gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 524.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 321.

Le Claire's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Le Claire population: 95.75% are White, 0.89% are Black or African American and 3.36% are multiracial.
Le Claire's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,574 (99.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Le Claire is White with a population of 4,418 (95.75% of the total population).

Le Claire's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,719 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Le Claire's population increased by 825 (28.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Le Claire's population increased by 965 (25.76%), 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, Le Claire's population was lowest in year 2003 at 2,913.