Turtle Lake, ND Population

Overview

496

Total Population

51.5

Median age

53.43%

Female population %

87.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

93.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Turtle Lake is 51.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Turtle Lake's population under 18 was 19.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Turtle Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Turtle Lake, 15.93% were under the age of 15, 11.69% aged 15 to 29, 39.92% aged 30 to 64, 28.02% aged 65 to 84, and 4.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 more females than males in Turtle Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.43% females and 46.57% males in Turtle Lake, ND.
The Turtle Lake, ND gender ratio is 87.2:100 i.e. 87.2 men to 100 women (0.872).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 30.

Turtle Lake's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Turtle Lake population: 98.39% are White, 0.40% are Asian and 1.21% are multiracial.
Turtle Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 496 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Turtle Lake is White with a population of 488 (98.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 595 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Turtle Lake's population increased by 10 (1.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Turtle Lake's population decreased by 45 (7.72%), 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, Turtle Lake's population was lowest in year 2009 at 498.