Swea City, IA Population

Overview

739

Total Population

34.1

Median age

53.86%

Female population %

85.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

86.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

34

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Swea City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Swea City is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Swea City's population under 18 was 35.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Swea City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Swea City, 30.04% were under the age of 15, 17.19% aged 15 to 29, 36.40% aged 30 to 64, 14.34% aged 65 to 84, and 2.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 more females than males in Swea City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.86% females and 46.14% males in Swea City, IA.
The Swea City, IA gender ratio is 85.7:100 i.e. 85.7 men to 100 women (0.857).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 62.

Swea City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Swea City population: 81.19% are White, 7.85% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.60% are some other race and 6.36% are multiracial.
Swea City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 34 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 705 (95.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Swea City is White with a population of 6 (81.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 640 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Swea City's population decreased by 100 (15.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Swea City's population increased by 24 (4.44%), 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, Swea City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 506.