Story City, IA Population

Overview

3,400

Total Population

38.6

Median age

55.76%

Female population %

79.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

83.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

151

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Story City is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Story City's population under 18 was 26.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Story City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Story City, 21.71% were under the age of 15, 14.62% aged 15 to 29, 39.94% aged 30 to 64, 18.29% aged 65 to 84, and 5.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 392 more females than males in Story City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.76% females and 44.24% males in Story City, IA.
The Story City, IA gender ratio is 79.3:100 i.e. 79.3 men to 100 women (0.793).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 184.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 190.

Story City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Story City population: 96.53% are White, 0.50% are Black or African American, 1.06% are Asian and 1.91% are multiracial.
Story City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 151 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,249 (95.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Story City is White with a population of 3,282 (96.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,451 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Story City's population increased by 191 (5.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Story City's population decreased by 91 (2.65%), 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, Story City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,245.