Stratford, IA Population

Overview

734

Total Population

53.2

Median age

53.95%

Female population %

85.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

83.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Stratford is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stratford's population under 18 was 17.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stratford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stratford, 14.85% were under the age of 15, 16.76% aged 15 to 29, 37.87% aged 30 to 64, 25.75% aged 65 to 84, and 4.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Stratford:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.95% females and 46.05% males in Stratford, IA.
The Stratford, IA gender ratio is 85.4:100 i.e. 85.4 men to 100 women (0.854).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 46.

Stratford's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Stratford population: 93.19% are White, 4.50% are Black or African American, 2.18% are some other race and 0.14% are multiracial.
Stratford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 728 (99.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stratford is White with a population of 684 (93.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 745 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Stratford's population decreased by 6 (0.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stratford's population decreased by 36 (4.87%), 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, Stratford's population was lowest in year 2009 at 686.