Pottawattamie County, IA Population

Overview

93,571

Total Population

39.5

Median age

50.31%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,717

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pottawattamie County is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pottawattamie County's population under 18 was 23.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pottawattamie County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pottawattamie County, 19.58% were under the age of 15, 18.56% aged 15 to 29, 44.37% aged 30 to 64, 15.29% aged 65 to 84, and 2.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 581 more females than males in Pottawattamie County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.31% females and 49.69% males in Pottawattamie County, IA.
The Pottawattamie County, IA gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 3,436.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,395.

Pottawattamie County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pottawattamie County population: 91.06% are White, 1.44% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.67% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.94% are some other race and 4.52% are multiracial.
Pottawattamie County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,717 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 85,854 (91.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pottawattamie County is White with a population of 85,207 (91.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 93,670 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Pottawattamie County's population increased by 5,371 (6.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pottawattamie County's population increased by 307 (0.33%), 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, Pottawattamie County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 87,788.