Oto, IA Population

Overview

84

Total Population

50.5

Median age

45.24%

Female population %

121.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

82.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oto is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oto's population under 18 was 17.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oto, 11.90% were under the age of 15, 23.81% aged 15 to 29, 30.95% aged 30 to 64, 32.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Oto:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.24% females and 54.76% males in Oto, IA.
The Oto, IA gender ratio is 121.1:100 i.e. 121.1 men to 100 women (1.211).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 10.

Oto's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Oto population: 96.43% are White and 3.57% are multiracial.
Oto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8 (95.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oto is White with a population of 81 (96.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 147 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Oto's population decreased by 36 (24.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oto's population decreased by 38 (34.55%), 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, Oto's population was lowest in year 2021 at 71.