Little Sioux, IA Population

Overview

177

Total Population

43.1

Median age

60.45%

Female population %

65.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

110.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Little Sioux is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Little Sioux's population under 18 was 32.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Little Sioux's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Little Sioux, 28.25% were under the age of 15, 12.43% aged 15 to 29, 35.03% aged 30 to 64, 23.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Little Sioux:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.45% females and 39.55% males in Little Sioux, IA.
The Little Sioux, IA gender ratio is 65.4:100 i.e. 65.4 men to 100 women (0.654).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 15.

Little Sioux's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Little Sioux population: 88.70% are White, 7.91% are Black or African American, 1.69% are some other race and 1.69% are multiracial.
Little Sioux's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 147 (83.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Little Sioux is White with a population of 157 (88.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 217 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Little Sioux's population decreased by 47 (21.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Little Sioux's population decreased by 4 (2.35%), 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, Little Sioux's population was lowest in year 2015 at 158.