Persia, IA Population

Overview

407

Total Population

33.6

Median age

48.16%

Female population %

107.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

73.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Persia is 33.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Persia's population under 18 was 32.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Persia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Persia, 31.20% were under the age of 15, 15.48% aged 15 to 29, 42.01% aged 30 to 64, 10.57% aged 65 to 84, and 0.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Persia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.16% females and 51.84% males in Persia, IA.
The Persia, IA gender ratio is 107.7:100 i.e. 107.7 men to 100 women (1.077).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 24.

Persia's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Persia population: 97.54% are White and 2.46% are multiracial.
Persia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 402 (98.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Persia is White with a population of 397 (97.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 359 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Persia's population decreased by 41 (11.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Persia's population decreased by 22 (6.92%), 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, Persia's population was lowest in year 2019 at 286.