Prairie City, IA Population

Overview

1,824

Total Population

36.3

Median age

55.10%

Female population %

81.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

59.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

23

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prairie City is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairie City's population under 18 was 30.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairie City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairie City, 25.66% were under the age of 15, 14.31% aged 15 to 29, 48.52% aged 30 to 64, 10.58% aged 65 to 84, and 0.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 186 more females than males in Prairie City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.10% females and 44.90% males in Prairie City, IA.
The Prairie City, IA gender ratio is 81.5:100 i.e. 81.5 men to 100 women (0.815).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 98.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 134.

Prairie City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairie City population: 99.23% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American and 0.66% are multiracial.
Prairie City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 23 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,801 (98.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairie City is White with a population of 1,81 (99.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,727 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Prairie City's population increased by 304 (22.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairie City's population increased by 18 (1.07%), 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, Prairie City's population was lowest in year 2003 at 1,357.