Lewis, IA Population

Overview

440

Total Population

62.3

Median age

48.86%

Female population %

104.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

93.8

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

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

The median age in Lewis is 62.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lewis's population under 18 was 15.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lewis's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lewis, 14.32% were under the age of 15, 9.09% aged 15 to 29, 42.50% aged 30 to 64, 32.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 less females than males in Lewis:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.86% females and 51.14% males in Lewis, IA.
The Lewis, IA gender ratio is 104.7:100 i.e. 104.7 men to 100 women (1.047).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 72.

Lewis's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lewis population: 96.82% are White and 3.18% are multiracial.
Lewis'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 42 (95.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lewis is White with a population of 426 (96.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 444 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lewis's population decreased by 12 (2.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lewis's population decreased by 73 (16.90%), 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, Lewis's population was lowest in year 2020 at 359.