Altona, IN Population

Overview

460

Total Population

39.3

Median age

49.78%

Female population %

100.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

37.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Altona is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Altona's population under 18 was 27.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Altona's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Altona, 20.65% were under the age of 15, 21.09% aged 15 to 29, 51.74% aged 30 to 64, 5.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Altona:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.78% females and 50.22% males in Altona, IN.
The Altona, IN gender ratio is 100.9:100 i.e. 100.9 men to 100 women (1.009).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 45.

Altona's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Altona population: 78.26% are White, 0.22% are Asian, 1.30% are some other race and 20.22% are multiracial.
Altona's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 454 (98.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Altona is White with a population of 36 (78.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 226 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Altona's population decreased by 31 (13.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Altona's population increased by 20 (10.26%), 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, Altona's population was lowest in year 2013 at 194.