Malcom, IA Population

Overview

229

Total Population

34.5

Median age

58.52%

Female population %

70.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

40.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Malcom is 34.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Malcom's population under 18 was 16.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Malcom's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Malcom, 14.85% were under the age of 15, 30.57% aged 15 to 29, 40.61% aged 30 to 64, 13.10% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 more females than males in Malcom:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.52% females and 41.48% males in Malcom, IA.
The Malcom, IA gender ratio is 70.9:100 i.e. 70.9 men to 100 women (0.709).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 36.

Malcom's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Malcom population: 97.82% are White, 1.75% are some other race and 0.44% are multiracial.
Malcom's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 221 (96.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Malcom is White with a population of 224 (97.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 349 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Malcom's population decreased by 55 (15.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Malcom's population decreased by 27 (9.18%), 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, Malcom's population was lowest in year 2022 at 262.