Eureka, NC Population

Overview

183

Total Population

49.8

Median age

61.75%

Female population %

61.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Eureka is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Eureka's population under 18 was 19.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Eureka's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Eureka, 12.57% were under the age of 15, 21.86% aged 15 to 29, 38.80% aged 30 to 64, 19.67% aged 65 to 84, and 7.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43 more females than males in Eureka:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.75% females and 38.25% males in Eureka, NC.
The Eureka, NC gender ratio is 61.9:100 i.e. 61.9 men to 100 women (0.619).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 10.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 17.

Eureka's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Eureka population: 86.34% are White, 13.11% are Black or African American and 0.55% are multiracial.
Eureka's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 172 (93.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Eureka is White with a population of 158 (86.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 247 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Eureka's population decreased by 49 (19.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Eureka's population increased by 12 (6.06%), 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, Eureka's population was lowest in year 2010 at 198.