CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Eldon

Iowa · 1,090 residents · 1.09 sq mi

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Eldon is a city of 1,090 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $14,999. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 35%. Median rent is $194 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,090

+9%vs 2000

vs 998 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024726

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(67)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(67)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(59)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(166)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(151)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(112)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(101)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(72)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,128

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,950 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,933

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,495 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.0%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$194

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $313 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(970)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(15)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(1,087)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(24)

Puerto Rican0.8%(6)

Ancestry

German14%(102)

English13.6%(99)

Irish11.2%(81)

American6.3%(46)

Scotch-Irish4.1%(30)

Swedish3.3%(24)

Dutch2.5%(18)

Scottish2.3%(17)

Norwegian1.8%(13)

French1.7%(12)

Italian0.6%(4)

Welsh0.6%(4)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(3)

Czech0.3%(2)

Polish0.3%(2)

British0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.7%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.3%(124)

Married43.2%(133)

Widowed4.2%(13)

Divorced12.3%(38)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(74)

Married46.2%(138)

Widowed12%(36)

Divorced17.1%(51)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−17.1 ptssince 2013

from 23.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.6%

+10.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+12.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.2%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5.9%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.9%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.2%(21)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19.6%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 51 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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