Overview
8,295
Total Population
40.6
Median age
54.21%
Female population %
84.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
40-44 years
Largest age group
50.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
381
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Elwood's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Elwood is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Elwood's population under 18 was 22.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Elwood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Elwood, 18.23% were under the age of 15, 19.20% aged 15 to 29, 47.29% aged 30 to 64, 13.68% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 699 more females than males in Elwood:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.21% females and 45.79% males in Elwood, IN.
- The Elwood, IN gender ratio is 84.5:100 i.e. 84.5 men to 100 women (0.845).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 424.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 491.
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Race / Ethnicity
Elwood's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Elwood population: 96.34% are White, 1.05% are Black or African American, 0.14% are Asian, 0.70% are some other race and 1.77% are multiracial.
- Elwood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 381 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,914 (95.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Elwood is White with a population of 7,991 (96.34% of the total population).
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Year by year
Elwood's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 9,680 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Elwood's population decreased by 1,077 (11.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Elwood's population decreased by 199 (2.31%), 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, Elwood's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,400.
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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)