Shoals, IN Population

Overview

562

Total Population

57.3

Median age

51.42%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shoals is 57.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shoals's population under 18 was 4.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shoals's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shoals, 4.45% were under the age of 15, 9.79% aged 15 to 29, 50.71% aged 30 to 64, 27.05% aged 65 to 84, and 8.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Shoals:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.42% females and 48.58% males in Shoals, IN.
The Shoals, IN gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 63.

Shoals's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Shoals population: 96.62% are White and 3.38% are Black or African American.
Shoals's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 562 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shoals is White with a population of 543 (96.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 824 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Shoals's population decreased by 19 (2.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shoals's population decreased by 129 (16.02%), 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, Shoals's population was lowest in year 2021 at 675.