Wright County, IA Population

Overview

12,978

Total Population

42.3

Median age

48.77%

Female population %

105:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,696

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wright County is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wright County's population under 18 was 24.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wright County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wright County, 19.83% were under the age of 15, 16.32% aged 15 to 29, 41.52% aged 30 to 64, 18.14% aged 65 to 84, and 4.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 318 less females than males in Wright County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.77% females and 51.23% males in Wright County, IA.
The Wright County, IA gender ratio is 105:100 i.e. 105 men to 100 women (1.050).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 577.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 561.

Wright County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wright County population: 91.35% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 2.40% are some other race and 5.67% are multiracial.
Wright County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,696 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,282 (86.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wright County is White with a population of 11,856 (91.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,293 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wright County's population decreased by 1,108 (7.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wright County's population decreased by 270 (2.05%), 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, Wright County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,551.