Ruthven, IA Population

Overview

780

Total Population

37.2

Median age

53.21%

Female population %

88:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

73.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ruthven is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ruthven's population under 18 was 27.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ruthven's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ruthven, 22.56% were under the age of 15, 18.72% aged 15 to 29, 38.85% aged 30 to 64, 17.05% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 more females than males in Ruthven:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.21% females and 46.79% males in Ruthven, IA.
The Ruthven, IA gender ratio is 88:100 i.e. 88 men to 100 women (0.880).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 52.

Ruthven's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ruthven population: 88.59% are White, 1.41% are some other race and 10% are multiracial.
Ruthven's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 728 (93.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ruthven is White with a population of 691 (88.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 732 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Ruthven's population increased by 19 (2.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ruthven's population decreased by 1 (0.14%), 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, Ruthven's population was lowest in year 2009 at 639.