Muscatine County, IA Population

Overview

43,145

Total Population

38.3

Median age

49.78%

Female population %

100.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

58.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,946

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Muscatine County is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Muscatine County's population under 18 was 24.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Muscatine County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Muscatine County, 20.43% were under the age of 15, 18.75% aged 15 to 29, 44.39% aged 30 to 64, 14.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 187 less females than males in Muscatine County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.78% females and 50.22% males in Muscatine County, IA.
The Muscatine County, IA gender ratio is 100.9:100 i.e. 100.9 men to 100 women (1.009).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,753.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,711.

Muscatine County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Muscatine County population: 85.63% are White, 2.51% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.65% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.26% are some other race and 4.66% are multiracial.
Muscatine County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,946 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,199 (81.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Muscatine County is White with a population of 36,944 (85.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 43,227 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Muscatine County's population increased by 995 (2.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Muscatine County's population increased by 337 (0.79%), 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, Muscatine County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 41,809.