Ringgold County, IA Population

Overview

4,739

Total Population

44.3

Median age

50.71%

Female population %

97.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

75.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

128

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ringgold County is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ringgold County's population under 18 was 24.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ringgold County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ringgold County, 19.52% were under the age of 15, 15.85% aged 15 to 29, 41.21% aged 30 to 64, 19.48% aged 65 to 84, and 3.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 more females than males in Ringgold County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.71% females and 49.29% males in Ringgold County, IA.
The Ringgold County, IA gender ratio is 97.2:100 i.e. 97.2 men to 100 women (0.972).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 221.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 215.

Ringgold County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ringgold County population: 95.48% are White, 0.08% are Black or African American, 0.19% are Asian, 1.98% are some other race and 2.26% are multiracial.
Ringgold County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 128 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,611 (97.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ringgold County is White with a population of 4,525 (95.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,454 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ringgold County's population decreased by 341 (6.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ringgold County's population decreased by 471 (9.21%), 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, Ringgold County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 4,626.