Overview
304
Total Population
41.9
Median age
52.63%
Female population %
9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
68.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Alma's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Alma is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Alma's population under 18 was 25.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Alma's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Alma, 23.36% were under the age of 15, 17.43% aged 15 to 29, 41.78% aged 30 to 64, 16.45% aged 65 to 84, and 0.99% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 16 more females than males in Alma:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.63% females and 47.37% males in Alma, IL.
- The Alma, IL gender ratio is 9:100 i.e. 9 men to 100 women (0.900).
- For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 18.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 16.
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Race / Ethnicity
Alma's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Alma population: 98.36% are White and 1.64% are multiracial.
- Alma's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 304 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Alma is White with a population of 299 (98.36% of the total population).
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Year by year
Alma's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 384 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Alma's population decreased by 62 (16.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Alma's population decreased by 9 (2.80%), 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, Alma's population was lowest in year 2019 at 306.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)