Page County, IA Population

Overview

15,250

Total Population

44.4

Median age

46.30%

Female population %

116:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

572

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Page County is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Page County's population under 18 was 19.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Page County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Page County, 15.55% were under the age of 15, 17.32% aged 15 to 29, 44.65% aged 30 to 64, 18.78% aged 65 to 84, and 3.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,128 less females than males in Page County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.30% females and 53.70% males in Page County, IA.
The Page County, IA gender ratio is 116:100 i.e. 116 men to 100 women (1.160).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 603.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 613.

Page County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Page County population: 93.01% are White, 1.79% are Black or African American, 0.50% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.97% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.38% are some other race and 3.30% are multiracial.
Page County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 572 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,678 (96.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Page County is White with a population of 14,184 (93.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,939 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Page County's population decreased by 1,019 (6.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Page County's population decreased by 724 (4.55%), 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, Page County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 15,129.