Traer, IA Population

Overview

1,424

Total Population

42.6

Median age

53.16%

Female population %

88.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

68.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

33

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Traer is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Traer's population under 18 was 20.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Traer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Traer, 17.49% were under the age of 15, 18.40% aged 15 to 29, 40.87% aged 30 to 64, 16.92% aged 65 to 84, and 6.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 90 more females than males in Traer:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.16% females and 46.84% males in Traer, IA.
The Traer, IA gender ratio is 88.1:100 i.e. 88.1 men to 100 women (0.881).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 107.

Traer's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Traer population: 97.54% are White, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.32% are multiracial.
Traer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 33 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,391 (97.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Traer is White with a population of 1,389 (97.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,698 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Traer's population increased by 105 (6.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Traer's population decreased by 123 (7.24%), 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, Traer's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,542.