Eldon, IA Demographic Data
Eldon, IA Summary
Eldon is located in Wapello County in Iowa
- Population: 966
- Area: 1.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 862.50 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 629.59 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Eldon, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
459
52%
50.8
Male
431
48%
49.2
Total Population
890
323,128,000
Eldon, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
38
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
34
3.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
59
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
41
4.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
72
8.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
82
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
127
14.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
123
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
78
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
51
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
112
12.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
34
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
39
4.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
732
82.2%
77.2
Female
368
50.3%
51.3
Male
364
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
718
80.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
218
24.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
185
20.8%
15.2
Female
105
56.8%
55.8
Male
80
43.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Eldon, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
890
100.0%
96.8
White
874
98.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
10
1.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
6
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
38
4.3%
17.8
Mexican
13
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
25
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
852
95.7%
82.2
Eldon, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
40
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
66
10.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
302
46.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
137
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
54
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
29
4.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
18
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
106
16.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
540
83.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
47
7.3%
31.2
Eldon, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
145
19.1%
33.7%
Now Married
381
50.2%
47.5
Divorced
103
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
22
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
108
14.2
5.8%
Eldon, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
835
98.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
17
2.0%
21.6%
Spanish
17
2.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Eldon, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
58
12.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
44
9.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
58
12.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
78
17.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
60
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
71
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
70
15.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7
1.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
32,260
57,617
Per capita income
20,599
31,128
Eldon, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
20
4.9%
9.8
Construction
36
8.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
88
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
23
5.6%
6.6
Information
7
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
89
21.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
13
3.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
15
3.7%
11.4
Public administration
3
0.7%
4.6
Retail trade
67
16.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
31
7.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
14
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
32
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
63
15.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
127
31.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
109
26.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
79
19.3%
18.1%
Eldon, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
407
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
344
84.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
21
5.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
18
4.4%
2.7
Other means
6
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
18
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Eldon, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
28
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
168
37.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
161
35.9%
37.1
3 or more
92
20.5%
21.0
Eldon, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
449
85.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
328
73.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
121
26.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
77
14.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Eldon, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
526
1 room
4
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
40
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
101
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
159
30.2%
19.8
6 rooms
107
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
54
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
46
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15
2.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Eldon, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
526
1-unit, detached
387
73.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
26
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
41
7.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
67
12.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Eldon, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
307
58.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4
0.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
39
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
13
2.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
81
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
41
7.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
27
5.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14
2.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Eldon, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
276
61.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
76
16.9%
4.7
Electricity
89
19.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.7%
1.1
Eldon, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
143
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
2.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
6
4.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
18.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
108
75.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
94
65.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
6.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
14.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
2.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
17
11.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Eldon, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
92
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
41
44.6%
41.0%
Less than $500
51
55.4%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
29
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
433
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2
2.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
31
33.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
16.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
4.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
29
31.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Eldon, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
328
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
160
48.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
134
40.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
27
8.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4
1.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3
0.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
52,200
205,000