Orient, IA Population

Overview

432

Total Population

44.6

Median age

52.08%

Female population %

92:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

68.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orient is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orient's population under 18 was 24.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orient's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orient, 18.75% were under the age of 15, 13.66% aged 15 to 29, 45.60% aged 30 to 64, 20.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Orient:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.08% females and 47.92% males in Orient, IA.
The Orient, IA gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 29.

Orient's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Orient population: 94.21% are White and 5.79% are some other race.
Orient's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 425 (98.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orient is White with a population of 407 (94.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 408 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Orient's population increased by 18 (4.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orient's population decreased by 45 (11.03%), 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, Orient's population was lowest in year 2022 at 362.