Eldora city, IA

Hardin County, IA

2022 population: 2,645 ( 87 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population density: 617.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,141	80.95%	14.9%
Black:	55	2.08%	1.9%
Indian:	140	5.29%	2233.3%
Asian:	75	2.84%	368.8%
2+ races:	182	6.88%	391.9%
Hispanic:	52	1.97%	49.0%

Total non-White:	504	19.05%	134.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-376	-16.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	289	12.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,732
2,517	92.13%
54	1.98%
6	0.22%
16	0.59%
37	1.35%
102	3.73%
215	7.87%

2000
3,065
2,899	94.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
48	1.57%
60	1.96%
58	1.89%
166	5.42%

1990
3,038
2,952	97.17%
49	1.61%
9	0.30%
8	0.26%
n/a
20	0.66%
86	2.83%

1980
3,063
3,050	99.58%
0	0.00%
13	0.42%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	0.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-382	-12.5
49	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-53	-1.7
80	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-98	-3.2
73	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Eldora city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
593	22.4%
2,052	77.6%
529	20.0%

1,010
2.39

674	66.7%
485	72.0%
103	15.3%
336	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
723	26.5%
2,009	73.5%
560	20.5%

1,079
2.27

671	62.2%
526	78.4%
69	10.3%
408	37.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
885	28.9%
2,180	71.1%
638	20.8%

1,183
2.32

723	61.1%
599	82.8%
72	10.0%
460	38.9%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
867	28.5%
2,171	71.5%
737	24.3%

1,184
2.26

778	65.7%
691	88.8%
49	6.3%
406	34.3%

1980
Number	Percent
37.5
739	24.1%
2,324	75.9%
656	21.4%

1,216
2.42

801	65.9%
711	88.8%
23	2.9%
415	34.1%

2022 Housing Data for Eldora city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	61	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	58	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	78	7.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	43	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	98	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	218	21.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	121	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	64	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	41	4.1%
$200,000 or more	24	2.4%

Median Household Income	67,283
Per Capita Income	29,628

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	59	5.8%
Public Assistance	34	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	140	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,169	70.1%
Unemployed	33	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,202	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	466	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	465	370	55.7%
Non-Profit	9	72	11.1%
Self-Employed	47	56	45.6%

Local Government	83	70	54.2%
State Government	20	47	29.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	512	426	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	112	189	37.2%
Total	624	615	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	225	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	244	19.7%
Professional, Technical	196	15.8%
Service Occupations	253	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.6%
All others	321	25.9%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	182	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	167	13.5%
Manufacturing	142	11.5%
Construction	111	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	106	8.6%
Public administration	95	7.7%
Educational services	89	7.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	74	6.0%
Finance and insurance	62	5.0%
Wholesale trade	54	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	3.5%
Other services	39	3.1%
Information	30	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	17	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	52	1.97%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	44	1.66%
Filipino	24	0.91%
Chinese	7	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,398	94.0%
Vietnamese	44	1.7%
German, other Germanic	26	1.0%
Spanish	25	1.0%
Arabic	22	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.6%
Other	11	0.4%
Korean	6	0.2%
Chinese	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,018	38.5%
Irish	287	10.9%
English	251	9.5%
American	140	5.3%
Norwegian	136	5.1%
French	79	3.0%
Scottish	63	2.4%
Dutch	33	1.2%
Iraqi	32	1.2%
Italian	29	1.1%
Czech	25	0.9%
Danish	24	0.9%
British	19	0.7%
European	18	0.7%
Swedish	13	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,619	99.0%
Not a citizen	26	1.0%

Native	2,577	97.4%
Foreign-born	68	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
76	4.1%	158	8.5%	632	34.0%	699	37.6%	200	10.7%	96	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	76	4.1%
9-12 Years	158	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	632	34.0%
Some College	699	37.6%
Bach. Degree	200	10.7%
Grad Degree	96	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	D +5	D + 3.1%
D +53
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	793	63.0%	Joe Biden (D)	434	34.5%	31	2.5%	1,258	10	16	0.07%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	745	61.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	381	31.6%	81	6.7%	1,207	11	16	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Eldora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

434

34.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

793

63.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,258

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Eldora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

381

31.6%

Donald Trump (R)

745

61.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,207

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eldora city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	58%	Joni Ernst* (R)	755	61.1%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	429	34.7%	52 [+]	4.2%	1,236	9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 36 (2.9%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 15 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	48%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	589	58.4%	Fred Hubbell (D)	389	38.6%	31 [+]	3.1%	1,009	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 22 (2.2%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 8 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	58%	Charles Grassley* (R)	835	69.6%	Patty Judge (D)	293	24.4%	71 [+]	5.9%	1,199	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 44 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 27 (2.3%);
2014	S2	48%	Joni Ernst (R)	579	58.3%	Bruce Braley (D)	342	34.4%	72 [+]	7.3%	993	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 53 (5.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 11 (1.1%); Bob Quast (I) 5 (0.5%); Ruth Smith (I) 2 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	49%	Terry Branstad* (R)	626	62.6%	Jack Hatch (D)	315	31.5%	59 [+]	5.9%	1,000	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 24 (2.4%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 22 (2.2%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 12 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,171
Median Value	$96,800

Occupied	1,010	86.3%
Vacant	161	13.7%

Owned	666	65.9%
Rented	344	34.1%
Median Rent	$688

Single-Family Units	857	73.2%
Detached	814	69.5%
Attached	43	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	80	6.8%
Mobile Homes	44	3.8%

Eldora city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Eldora city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Eldora city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Eldora city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Eldora city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Eldora city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Eldora city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eldora city, IA