Seymour, IA Population

Overview

577

Total Population

55.2

Median age

53.21%

Female population %

87.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.2

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

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

The median age in Seymour is 55.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Seymour's population under 18 was 18.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Seymour's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Seymour, 13.17% were under the age of 15, 15.08% aged 15 to 29, 43.67% aged 30 to 64, 23.40% aged 65 to 84, and 4.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Seymour:

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 Seymour, IA.
The Seymour, IA gender ratio is 87.9:100 i.e. 87.9 men to 100 women (0.879).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 41.

Seymour's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Seymour population: 92.03% are White and 7.97% are multiracial.
Seymour'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 577 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Seymour is White with a population of 531 (92.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 813 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Seymour's population decreased by 110 (13.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Seymour's population decreased by 67 (9.53%), 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, Seymour's population was lowest in year 2022 at 631.