Minden, IA Population

Overview

702

Total Population

34.5

Median age

42.02%

Female population %

138:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

72.5

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

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

The median age in Minden is 34.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Minden's population under 18 was 31.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Minden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Minden, 26.21% were under the age of 15, 20.23% aged 15 to 29, 37.75% aged 30 to 64, 13.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 112 less females than males in Minden:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.02% females and 57.98% males in Minden, IA.
The Minden, IA gender ratio is 138:100 i.e. 138 men to 100 women (1.380).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 32.

Minden's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Minden population: 96.30% are White, 1.99% are Asian and 1.71% are multiracial.
Minden'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 7 (99.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Minden is White with a population of 676 (96.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 612 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Minden's population increased by 58 (10.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Minden's population decreased by 9 (1.47%), 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, Minden's population was lowest in year 2008 at 536.