Promise City, IA Population

Overview

97

Total Population

55.6

Median age

61.86%

Female population %

61.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Promise City is 55.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Promise City's population under 18 was 12.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Promise City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Promise City, 12.37% were under the age of 15, 0.00% aged 15 to 29, 64.95% aged 30 to 64, 20.62% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 more females than males in Promise City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.86% females and 38.14% males in Promise City, IA.
The Promise City, IA gender ratio is 61.7:100 i.e. 61.7 men to 100 women (0.617).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 14.

Promise City's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Promise City population: 94.85% are White and 5.15% are multiracial.
Promise City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 97 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Promise City is White with a population of 92 (94.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 111 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Promise City's population increased by 8 (7.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Promise City's population decreased by 20 (18.35%), 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, Promise City's population was lowest in year 2020 at 89.