Sheffield, IA Population

Overview

1,047

Total Population

38.8

Median age

50.62%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

88.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sheffield is 38.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sheffield's population under 18 was 27.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sheffield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sheffield, 25.21% were under the age of 15, 13.09% aged 15 to 29, 40.02% aged 30 to 64, 18.24% aged 65 to 84, and 3.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Sheffield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.62% females and 49.38% males in Sheffield, IA.
The Sheffield, IA gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 54.

Sheffield's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sheffield population: 90.54% are White, 2.10% are some other race and 7.35% are multiracial.
Sheffield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,033 (98.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sheffield is White with a population of 948 (90.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,177 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Sheffield's population increased by 251 (27.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sheffield's population decreased by 53 (4.50%), 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, Sheffield's population was lowest in year 2001 at 924.