Wadena, IA Population

Overview

220

Total Population

50.0

Median age

41.82%

Female population %

139.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

80.3

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

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

The median age in Wadena is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wadena's population under 18 was 19.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wadena's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wadena, 18.64% were under the age of 15, 10.00% aged 15 to 29, 45.45% aged 30 to 64, 23.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 less females than males in Wadena:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.82% females and 58.18% males in Wadena, IA.
The Wadena, IA gender ratio is 139.1:100 i.e. 139.1 men to 100 women (1.391).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 12.

Wadena's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wadena population: 84.55% are White, 3.64% are some other race and 11.82% are multiracial.
Wadena'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 22 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wadena is White with a population of 186 (84.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 263 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Wadena's population increased by 19 (7.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wadena's population decreased by 55 (20.99%), 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, Wadena's population was lowest in year 2022 at 205.