West Bend, IA Population

Overview

828

Total Population

37.6

Median age

55.68%

Female population %

79.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

93.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

85

Hispanic population

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

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Age

West Bend's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in West Bend is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
West Bend's population under 18 was 30.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
West Bend's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in West Bend, 19.69% were under the age of 15, 23.91% aged 15 to 29, 27.78% aged 30 to 64, 19.93% aged 65 to 84, and 8.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 94 more females than males in West Bend:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.68% females and 44.32% males in West Bend, IA.
The West Bend, IA gender ratio is 79.6:100 i.e. 79.6 men to 100 women (0.796).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 61.

West Bend's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of West Bend population: 94.44% are White, 2.05% are some other race and 3.50% are multiracial.
West Bend's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 85 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 743 (89.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in West Bend is White with a population of 782 (94.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 825 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, West Bend's population decreased by 40 (4.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, West Bend's population increased by 8 (1.02%), 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, West Bend's population was lowest in year 2019 at 744.