Overview
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Total Population
43.3
Median age
49.63%
Female population %
101.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
69.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
21
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Lester's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Lester is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Lester's population under 18 was 21.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Lester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Lester, 17.04% were under the age of 15, 11.85% aged 15 to 29, 47.04% aged 30 to 64, 22.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.11% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 2 less females than males in Lester:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.63% females and 50.37% males in Lester, IA.
- The Lester, IA gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 13.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 27.
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Race / Ethnicity
Lester's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Lester population: 91.85% are White, 3.33% are some other race and 4.81% are multiracial.
- Lester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 249 (92.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Lester is White with a population of 248 (91.85% of the total population).
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Year by year
Lester's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 306 in the year 2018
- From 2000 to 2010, Lester's population increased by 44 (17.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Lester's population increased by 3 (1.02%), 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, Lester's population was lowest in year 2009 at 238.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)