Whitten, IA Population

Overview

128

Total Population

50.0

Median age

57.81%

Female population %

73:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.8

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

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

The median age in Whitten is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitten's population under 18 was 21.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitten's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitten, 20.31% were under the age of 15, 11.72% aged 15 to 29, 55.47% aged 30 to 64, 10.94% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 more females than males in Whitten:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.81% females and 42.19% males in Whitten, IA.
The Whitten, IA gender ratio is 73:100 i.e. 73 men to 100 women (0.730).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 8.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 20.

Whitten's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitten population: 87.50% are White, 7.03% are Asian and 5.47% are multiracial.
Whitten'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 126 (98.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitten is White with a population of 112 (87.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 159 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Whitten's population decreased by 12 (7.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitten's population decreased by 47 (31.97%), 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, Whitten's population was lowest in year 2022 at 98.