Whittemore, IA Population

Overview

514

Total Population

39.0

Median age

50.39%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

80.4

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

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

The median age in Whittemore is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whittemore's population under 18 was 27.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whittemore's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whittemore, 22.57% were under the age of 15, 12.45% aged 15 to 29, 43.00% aged 30 to 64, 18.48% aged 65 to 84, and 3.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Whittemore:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.39% females and 49.61% males in Whittemore, IA.
The Whittemore, IA gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 30.

Whittemore's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Whittemore population: 97.47% are White, 0.39% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 2.14% are multiracial.
Whittemore'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 512 (99.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whittemore is White with a population of 501 (97.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 528 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Whittemore's population decreased by 27 (5.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whittemore's population decreased by 6 (1.20%), 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, Whittemore's population was lowest in year 2009 at 467.