Anchor, IL Population

Overview

247

Total Population

30.3

Median age

51.01%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

120.5

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

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

The median age in Anchor is 30.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Anchor's population under 18 was 39.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Anchor's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Anchor, 38.46% were under the age of 15, 11.34% aged 15 to 29, 34.01% aged 30 to 64, 14.57% aged 65 to 84, and 1.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Anchor:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.01% females and 48.99% males in Anchor, IL.
The Anchor, IL gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 34.

Anchor's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Anchor population: 80.57% are White, 0.40% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 19.03% are multiracial.
Anchor'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 247 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Anchor is White with a population of 199 (80.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 168 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Anchor's population decreased by 20 (12.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Anchor's population increased by 14 (9.59%), 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, Anchor's population was lowest in year 2019 at 139.