Onward, IN Population

Overview

168

Total Population

35.0

Median age

33.33%

Female population %

2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

52.7

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

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

The median age in Onward is 35.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Onward's population under 18 was 31.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Onward's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Onward, 21.43% were under the age of 15, 22.02% aged 15 to 29, 43.45% aged 30 to 64, 8.93% aged 65 to 84, and 4.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 less females than males in Onward:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 33.33% females and 66.67% males in Onward, IN.
The Onward, IN gender ratio is 2:100 i.e. 2 men to 100 women (2.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 11.

Onward's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Onward population: 95.24% are White, 0.60% are Asian and 4.17% are multiracial.
Onward's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 167 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Onward is White with a population of 16 (95.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 116 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Onward's population decreased by 14 (12.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Onward's population decreased by 22 (22.00%), 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, Onward's population was lowest in year 2021 at 77.