Elkton, TN Population

Overview

487

Total Population

48.2

Median age

61.81%

Female population %

61.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

38.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Elkton is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elkton's population under 18 was 17.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elkton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elkton, 15.81% were under the age of 15, 22.18% aged 15 to 29, 49.90% aged 30 to 64, 12.11% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 more females than males in Elkton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.81% females and 38.19% males in Elkton, TN.
The Elkton, TN gender ratio is 61.8:100 i.e. 61.8 men to 100 women (0.618).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 59.

Elkton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elkton population: 71.25% are White, 26.69% are Black or African American and 2.05% are multiracial.
Elkton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 487 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elkton is White with a population of 347 (71.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 621 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Elkton's population decreased by 78 (12.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elkton's population increased by 5 (0.93%), 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, Elkton's population was lowest in year 2019 at 524.