Alpha, IL Population

Overview

731

Total Population

37.2

Median age

41.45%

Female population %

141.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

91.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Alpha's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alpha is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alpha's population under 18 was 31.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alpha's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alpha, 30.10% were under the age of 15, 11.76% aged 15 to 29, 40.49% aged 30 to 64, 16.69% aged 65 to 84, and 0.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 125 less females than males in Alpha:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.45% females and 58.55% males in Alpha, IL.
The Alpha, IL gender ratio is 141.3:100 i.e. 141.3 men to 100 women (1.413).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 36.

Alpha's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alpha population: 81.26% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 1.92% are some other race and 16.55% are multiracial.
Alpha's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 648 (88.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alpha is White with a population of 594 (81.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 725 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alpha's population decreased by 56 (7.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alpha's population increased by 3 (0.45%), 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, Alpha's population was lowest in year 2019 at 636.