Alexander County, IL Population

Overview

5,488

Total Population

45.5

Median age

51.68%

Female population %

93.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

75.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

62

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Alexander County is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alexander County's population under 18 was 22.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alexander County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alexander County, 20.50% were under the age of 15, 14.52% aged 15 to 29, 42.51% aged 30 to 64, 20.86% aged 65 to 84, and 1.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 184 more females than males in Alexander County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.68% females and 48.32% males in Alexander County, IL.
The Alexander County, IL gender ratio is 93.5:100 i.e. 93.5 men to 100 women (0.935).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 248.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 296.

Alexander County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alexander County population: 63.81% are White, 33.45% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 0.40% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 2.24% are multiracial.
Alexander County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 62 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,426 (98.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alexander County is White with a population of 3,502 (63.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,679 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alexander County's population decreased by 1,474 (15.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alexander County's population decreased by 3,032 (36.95%), 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, Alexander County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,858.