Westgate, IA Population

Overview

219

Total Population

38.5

Median age

50.68%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

45.0

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

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

The median age in Westgate is 38.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Westgate's population under 18 was 23.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Westgate's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Westgate, 18.26% were under the age of 15, 20.09% aged 15 to 29, 48.86% aged 30 to 64, 11.87% aged 65 to 84, and 0.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Westgate:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.68% females and 49.32% males in Westgate, IA.
The Westgate, IA gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 11.

Westgate's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Westgate population: 94.06% are White, 5.02% are Black or African American and 0.91% are multiracial.
Westgate'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 217 (99.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Westgate is White with a population of 206 (94.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 229 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Westgate's population decreased by 2 (0.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Westgate's population decreased by 36 (15.86%), 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, Westgate's population was lowest in year 2021 at 190.