Walnut, IA Population

Overview

686

Total Population

51.2

Median age

50.15%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

98.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Walnut is 51.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Walnut's population under 18 was 19.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Walnut's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Walnut, 17.78% were under the age of 15, 14.58% aged 15 to 29, 35.86% aged 30 to 64, 26.97% aged 65 to 84, and 4.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Walnut:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.15% females and 49.85% males in Walnut, IA.
The Walnut, IA gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 39.

Walnut's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Walnut population: 98.10% are White, 1.60% are Black or African American and 0.29% are some other race.
Walnut's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 684 (99.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Walnut is White with a population of 673 (98.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 884 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Walnut's population decreased by 98 (11.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Walnut's population decreased by 48 (6.11%), 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, Walnut's population was lowest in year 2022 at 728.