Glidden, IA Population

Overview

966

Total Population

42.2

Median age

49.17%

Female population %

103.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Glidden is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Glidden's population under 18 was 22.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Glidden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Glidden, 18.53% were under the age of 15, 17.18% aged 15 to 29, 45.13% aged 30 to 64, 17.39% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Glidden:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.17% females and 50.83% males in Glidden, IA.
The Glidden, IA gender ratio is 103.4:100 i.e. 103.4 men to 100 women (1.034).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 52.

Glidden's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Glidden population: 94.20% are White, 3.42% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 1.76% are multiracial.
Glidden's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 936 (96.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Glidden is White with a population of 91 (94.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,159 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Glidden's population decreased by 7 (0.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Glidden's population increased by 5 (0.44%), 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, Glidden's population was lowest in year 2008 at 1,087.