Morning Sun, IA Population

Overview

697

Total Population

44.2

Median age

52.51%

Female population %

90.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

62.5

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

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

The median age in Morning Sun is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morning Sun's population under 18 was 19.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morning Sun's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morning Sun, 14.06% were under the age of 15, 17.93% aged 15 to 29, 43.62% aged 30 to 64, 22.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 more females than males in Morning Sun:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.51% females and 47.49% males in Morning Sun, IA.
The Morning Sun, IA gender ratio is 90.4:100 i.e. 90.4 men to 100 women (0.904).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 41.

Morning Sun's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Morning Sun population: 96.70% are White and 3.30% are multiracial.
Morning Sun'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 695 (99.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morning Sun is White with a population of 674 (96.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 887 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Morning Sun's population decreased by 53 (6.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morning Sun's population decreased by 79 (9.55%), 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, Morning Sun's population was lowest in year 2022 at 733.