Overview
8,355
Total Population
44.3
Median age
52.93%
Female population %
88.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
67.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
78
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Eaton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Eaton is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Eaton's population under 18 was 21.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Eaton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Eaton, 18.67% were under the age of 15, 14.90% aged 15 to 29, 44.73% aged 30 to 64, 18.30% aged 65 to 84, and 3.40% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 489 more females than males in Eaton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.93% females and 47.07% males in Eaton, OH.
- The Eaton, OH gender ratio is 88.9:100 i.e. 88.9 men to 100 women (0.889).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 587.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 489.
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Race / Ethnicity
Eaton's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Eaton population: 94.43% are White, 1.33% are Black or African American, 0.92% are Asian, 0.48% are some other race and 2.84% are multiracial.
- Eaton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 78 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,277 (99.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Eaton is White with a population of 7,89 (94.43% of the total population).
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Year by year
Eaton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 8,388 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Eaton's population increased by 134 (1.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Eaton's population decreased by 2 (0.02%), 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, Eaton's population was lowest in year 2009 at 8,000.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)