Elk Horn, IA Population

Overview

520

Total Population

54.5

Median age

54.62%

Female population %

83.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

105.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Elk Horn is 54.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elk Horn's population under 18 was 20.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elk Horn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elk Horn, 13.65% were under the age of 15, 16.15% aged 15 to 29, 32.50% aged 30 to 64, 25.96% aged 65 to 84, and 11.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 more females than males in Elk Horn:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.62% females and 45.38% males in Elk Horn, IA.
The Elk Horn, IA gender ratio is 83.1:100 i.e. 83.1 men to 100 women (0.831).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 42.

Elk Horn's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elk Horn population: 93.85% are White, 5.96% are some other race and 0.19% are multiracial.
Elk Horn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 499 (95.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elk Horn is White with a population of 488 (93.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 661 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Elk Horn's population increased by 13 (2.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elk Horn's population decreased by 61 (9.23%), 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, Elk Horn's population was lowest in year 2009 at 599.