Spirit Lake, IA Population

Overview

5,301

Total Population

41.1

Median age

52.01%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

77.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

119

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spirit Lake is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spirit Lake's population under 18 was 21.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spirit Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spirit Lake, 19.68% were under the age of 15, 17.26% aged 15 to 29, 38.94% aged 30 to 64, 18.02% aged 65 to 84, and 6.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 213 more females than males in Spirit Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.01% females and 47.99% males in Spirit Lake, IA.
The Spirit Lake, IA gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 235.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 277.

Spirit Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spirit Lake population: 92.13% are White, 0.21% are Black or African American, 0.26% are Asian and 7.39% are multiracial.
Spirit Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 119 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,182 (97.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spirit Lake is White with a population of 4,884 (92.13% of the total population).

Spirit Lake's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 5,516 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Spirit Lake's population increased by 575 (13.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spirit Lake's population increased by 602 (12.39%), 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, Spirit Lake's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,285.