Nichols, IA Population

Overview

395

Total Population

41.2

Median age

56.46%

Female population %

77.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

56.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

131

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nichols is 41.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nichols's population under 18 was 23.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nichols's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nichols, 18.23% were under the age of 15, 15.44% aged 15 to 29, 48.61% aged 30 to 64, 15.95% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51 more females than males in Nichols:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.46% females and 43.54% males in Nichols, IA.
The Nichols, IA gender ratio is 77.1:100 i.e. 77.1 men to 100 women (0.771).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 31.

Nichols's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Nichols population: 85.57% are White, 3.29% are Black or African American, 9.62% are some other race and 1.52% are multiracial.
Nichols's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 131 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 264 (66.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nichols is White with a population of 338 (85.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 389 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Nichols's population decreased by 15 (3.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nichols's population decreased by 35 (9.36%), 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, Nichols's population was lowest in year 2022 at 330.