Overview
7,450
Total Population
43.4
Median age
48.08%
Female population %
108:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
61.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
24
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Worth County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Worth County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Worth County's population under 18 was 20.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Worth County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Worth County, 17.09% were under the age of 15, 16.87% aged 15 to 29, 45.11% aged 30 to 64, 17.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.94% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 286 less females than males in Worth County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.08% females and 51.92% males in Worth County, IA.
- The Worth County, IA gender ratio is 108:100 i.e. 108 men to 100 women (1.080).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 315.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 284.
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Race / Ethnicity
Worth County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Worth County population: 95.18% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.51% are Asian, 0.39% are some other race and 3.23% are multiracial.
- Worth County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,21 (96.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Worth County is White with a population of 7,091 (95.18% of the total population).
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Year by year
Worth County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 7,888 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Worth County's population decreased by 306 (3.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Worth County's population decreased by 147 (1.94%), 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, Worth County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,319.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)