2020 Census reveals 7.7% population loss in Montgomery County over past 10 years

Montgomery County’s population decreased by 410 residents between 2010 and 2020; according to the recently published 2020 Census results from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Montgomery County’s total population according to the 2020 census was 10,330; compared to 10,740 a decade ago. In 2000, the total population of the county was 11,771; compared to the all-time high of 17,803 in 1900.

The statistics provide the first look at populations for small areas and include information on Hispanic origin, race, age 18 and over, housing occupancy and group quarters. They represent where people were living as of April 1, 2020, and are available for Iowa communities down to the block level.

The data showed Iowa’s total population is 3,207,031; the largest county is Polk (Des Moines) with 492,401 population; the smallest county with 3,704 is Adams County and the largest incorporated municipality in the state is Des Moines with 214,133 residents; while Le Roy, Iowa (Decatur County) claims the smallest, with a population of 11.

The state’s population in 2019 was 3,155,070, which ranks it 31st. Ten years ago the state was ranked 30th for population with 3,046,355. The projected population in 2050 is estimated to be 3,474,647.

The state’s median household income for 2019 was $61,691; the median family income was $78,152; and the per capita income was $33,107.

According to the data, Red Oak has a population of 5,276. The average household size is 2.7 and the average family size is 2.1. The median household income for 2015-2019 is $54,504, with the median household income being $43,085.

Data also showed 21.8 percent German ancestry in Red Oak, followed by 12.8 percent Irish and 8.6 percent English.

Populations recorded in other area towns were: 643 Stanton, 1142 Villisca, 449 Emerson, 739 Essex, 4820 Shenandoah and 5389 Glenwood.

Overall, 99.9 percent of Iowa’s households were enumerated for the 24th decennial census, with 71.5 percent of households self-responding and 28.4 percent requiring follow-up from Census workers to be counted.

The original Census timeline was delayed months due to the pandemic, and the Iowa Legislature will now use the 2020 Census data in the upcoming redistricting process. The population counts will also determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding is allocated to communities across the country.

More information on the census can be found at iowadatacenter.org/data/decennial/Pop2020.

The Red Oak Express

2012 Commerce Drive
P.O. Box 377
Red Oak, IA 51566
Phone: 712-623-2566 Fax: 712-623-2568

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