2020 census As of the
2020 census, Strawn had a population of 540. The median age was 41.1 years, 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18, and another 19.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.8 males age 18 and over. There were 239 households in Strawn, including 185 families; 31.4% had children under 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.8% were married-couple households, 23.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 739 people, 299 households, and 194 families were residing in the city. The population density was . The 354 housing units had an average density of . The
racial makeup of the city was 81.06% White, 0.27% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander, 15.56% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 24.36% of the population. Of the 299 households, 33.4% had children under 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were not families. About 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.14. In the city, the age distribution was 30.0% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,618 and for a family was $30,268. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,232 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,707. About 7.9% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.3% of those under 18 and 17.8% of those 65 or over. ==Education==