Eldon, IA Population

Overview

785

Total Population

37.7

Median age

55.16%

Female population %

81.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Eldon's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Eldon is 37.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Eldon's population under 18 was 23.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Eldon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Eldon, 20.25% were under the age of 15, 20.00% aged 15 to 29, 44.59% aged 30 to 64, 13.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 81 more females than males in Eldon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.16% females and 44.84% males in Eldon, IA.
The Eldon, IA gender ratio is 81.3:100 i.e. 81.3 men to 100 women (0.813).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 41.

Eldon's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Eldon population: 95.80% are White, 0.64% are Asian, 1.02% are some other race and 2.55% are multiracial.
Eldon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 775 (98.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Eldon is White with a population of 752 (95.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,004 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Eldon's population decreased by 71 (7.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Eldon's population decreased by 148 (15.86%), 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, Eldon's population was lowest in year 2022 at 777.