Meservey, IA Population

Overview

305

Total Population

30.9

Median age

52.13%

Female population %

91.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

59.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

71

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Meservey is 30.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Meservey's population under 18 was 38.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Meservey's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Meservey, 25.57% were under the age of 15, 21.64% aged 15 to 29, 40.98% aged 30 to 64, 11.48% aged 65 to 84, and 0.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Meservey:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.13% females and 47.87% males in Meservey, IA.
The Meservey, IA gender ratio is 91.8:100 i.e. 91.8 men to 100 women (0.918).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 19.

Meservey's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Meservey population: 72.13% are White, 1.97% are some other race and 25.90% are multiracial.
Meservey's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 71 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 234 (76.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Meservey is White with a population of 22 (72.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 256 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Meservey's population increased by 7 (2.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Meservey's population decreased by 37 (14.45%), 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, Meservey's population was lowest in year 2022 at 213.