Royal, IA Population

Overview

502

Total Population

31.6

Median age

47.21%

Female population %

111.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

51.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

64

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Royal is 31.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Royal's population under 18 was 24.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Royal's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Royal, 21.12% were under the age of 15, 24.30% aged 15 to 29, 41.83% aged 30 to 64, 12.35% aged 65 to 84, and 0.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 less females than males in Royal:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.21% females and 52.79% males in Royal, IA.
The Royal, IA gender ratio is 111.8:100 i.e. 111.8 men to 100 women (1.118).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 43.

Royal's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Royal population: 98.61% are White, 1% are Black or African American and 0.40% are multiracial.
Royal's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 64 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 438 (87.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Royal is White with a population of 495 (98.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 477 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Royal's population decreased by 32 (6.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Royal's population decreased by 65 (14.61%), 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, Royal's population was lowest in year 2020 at 380.