Overview
438
Total Population
47.0
Median age
56.39%
Female population %
77.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
78.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
11
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Tower's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Tower is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Tower's population under 18 was 17.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Tower's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Tower, 17.35% were under the age of 15, 14.84% aged 15 to 29, 41.32% aged 30 to 64, 23.97% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 56 more females than males in Tower:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.39% females and 43.61% males in Tower, MN.
- The Tower, MN gender ratio is 77.3:100 i.e. 77.3 men to 100 women (0.773).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 22.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 30.
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Race / Ethnicity
Tower's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Tower population: 88.13% are White, 2.97% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.91% are Asian and 7.99% are multiracial.
- Tower's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 427 (97.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Tower is White with a population of 386 (88.13% of the total population).
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Year by year
Tower's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 496 in the year 2011
- From 2000 to 2010, Tower's population increased by 27 (5.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Tower's population decreased by 68 (13.77%), 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, Tower's population was lowest in year 2022 at 423.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)