Mount Ayr, IA Population

Overview

1,832

Total Population

44.1

Median age

52.02%

Female population %

92.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

66.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

94

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mount Ayr's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Ayr is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Ayr's population under 18 was 22.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Ayr's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Ayr, 17.30% were under the age of 15, 17.58% aged 15 to 29, 42.47% aged 30 to 64, 18.01% aged 65 to 84, and 4.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 74 more females than males in Mount Ayr:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.02% females and 47.98% males in Mount Ayr, IA.
The Mount Ayr, IA gender ratio is 92.2:100 i.e. 92.2 men to 100 women (0.922).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 136.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 86.

Mount Ayr's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Ayr population: 93.45% are White, 0.22% are Black or African American, 0.33% are Asian, 5.13% are some other race and 0.87% are multiracial.
Mount Ayr's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 94 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,738 (94.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Ayr is White with a population of 1,712 (93.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,916 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Ayr's population decreased by 229 (11.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Ayr's population decreased by 67 (3.97%), 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, Mount Ayr's population was lowest in year 2021 at 1,617.