Pocahontas, IA Population

Overview

1,465

Total Population

54.2

Median age

55.77%

Female population %

79.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pocahontas is 54.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pocahontas's population under 18 was 19.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pocahontas's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pocahontas, 16.66% were under the age of 15, 14.13% aged 15 to 29, 43.48% aged 30 to 64, 23.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 169 more females than males in Pocahontas:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.77% females and 44.23% males in Pocahontas, IA.
The Pocahontas, IA gender ratio is 79.3:100 i.e. 79.3 men to 100 women (0.793).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 102.

Pocahontas's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pocahontas population: 96.25% are White, 0.20% are Black or African American, 2.25% are Asian, 0.61% are some other race and 0.68% are multiracial.
Pocahontas's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,455 (99.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pocahontas is White with a population of 1,41 (96.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,956 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Pocahontas's population decreased by 167 (8.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pocahontas's population increased by 80 (4.47%), 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, Pocahontas's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,636.