What Cheer, IA Demographics

A map of What Cheer's Population by Race

What Cheer, Iowa has an estimated population of 580, a decrease from the 607 recorded in the 2020 Census. The population is 92.4% White, 3.6% Hispanic, 3.1% Multiracial, 0.9% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 0.0% Native American/Other. This demographic dot map shows the population of What Cheer, with one dot drawn for each person counted by the Census, color-coded by race.

What Cheer has become more racially diverse since the 2020 Census. It is considerably less diverse than Iowa overall. Demographers use a diversity index to measure the probability that two randomly selected individuals belong to different racial or ethnic groups. In What Cheer, that probability was 11.4% in 2020 and 14.4% in the most recent ACS estimates.

What Cheer is ranked the 434th most populous place in Iowa, out of 1,026 places. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs). What Cheer was ranked the 413th most populous place in the 2020 Census.

What Cheer's White Population

536 residents of What Cheer, or 92.4% of the population, identify as White. The share of White residents in What Cheer is considerably higher than in Iowa overall, where 82.3% of the population is White. What Cheer ranks 384th statewide in terms of White residents as a share of the population, out of 1,026 places.

Since the 2020 Census, What Cheer's White population has declined by an estimated 6.1%. White residents' share of What Cheer's population has decreased from 94.1% to 92.4%.

What Cheer is more White than neighboring Thornburg (83.6% White), and Delta (86% White). What Cheer is less White than neighboring Gibson (98.5% White), Keswick (96.5% White), and Rose Hill (99.3% White).

What Cheer's Black Population

5 residents of What Cheer, or 0.9% of the population, identify as Black. The share of Black residents in What Cheer is slightly lower than in Iowa overall, where 3.8% of the population is Black. What Cheer ranks 600th statewide in terms of Black residents as a share of the population, out of 1,026 places.

Since the 2020 Census, What Cheer's Black population has grown from 0 to an estimated 5. Black residents' share of What Cheer's population has increased from 0.0% to 0.9%.

What Cheer is more Black than neighboring Thornburg (0% Black), Gibson (0% Black), Keswick (0% Black), and Rose Hill (0% Black). What Cheer is less Black than neighboring Delta (2.2% Black).

What Cheer's Asian Population

0 residents of What Cheer, or 0.0% of the population, identify as Asian. The share of Asian residents in What Cheer is slightly lower than in Iowa overall, where 2.5% of the population is Asian. What Cheer ranks 144th statewide in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population, out of 1,026 places.

Since the 2020 Census, What Cheer's Asian population has declined by an estimated 100.0%. Asian residents' share of What Cheer's population has decreased from 1.0% to 0.0%.

What Cheer's Hispanic Population

21 residents of What Cheer, or 3.6% of the population, identify as Hispanic. The share of Hispanic residents in What Cheer is slightly lower than in Iowa overall, where 7.3% of the population is Hispanic. What Cheer ranks 766th statewide in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population, out of 1,026 places.

Since the 2020 Census, What Cheer's Hispanic population has grown by an estimated 162.5%. Hispanic residents' share of What Cheer's population has increased from 1.3% to 3.6%.

What Cheer is more Hispanic than neighboring Gibson (1.5% Hispanic), Keswick (3.5% Hispanic), and Rose Hill (0% Hispanic). What Cheer is less Hispanic than neighboring Thornburg (16.4% Hispanic), and Delta (6.6% Hispanic).

What Cheer's Native American/Other Population

0 residents of What Cheer, or 0.0% of the population, identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other. The share of Native American/Other residents in What Cheer is comparable to the share in Iowa overall, where 0.6% of the population is Native American/Other. What Cheer ranks 588th statewide in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population, out of 1,026 places.

Since the 2020 Census, What Cheer's Native American/Other population has declined by an estimated 100.0%. Native American/Other residents' share of What Cheer's population has remained roughly unchanged at 0.0%.

What Cheer is less Native American/Other than neighboring Delta (0.3% Native American/Other).

What Cheer's Multiracial Population

18 residents of What Cheer, or 3.1% of the population, identify as Multiracial. The share of Multiracial residents in What Cheer is comparable to the share in Iowa overall, where 3.5% of the population is Multiracial. What Cheer ranks 297th statewide in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population, out of 1,026 places.

Since the 2020 Census, What Cheer's Multiracial population has declined by an estimated 14.3%. Multiracial residents' share of What Cheer's population has remained roughly unchanged at 3.1%.

What Cheer is more Multiracial than neighboring Thornburg (0% Multiracial), Gibson (0% Multiracial), Keswick (0% Multiracial), and Rose Hill (0.7% Multiracial). What Cheer is less Multiracial than neighboring Delta (5% Multiracial).

Sources: Most recent population estimates are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. 2020 population counts and map data are from 2020 Census State Redistricting Data. Geographic data are from Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.