Ashkum, IL Population

Overview

820

Total Population

41.4

Median age

50.85%

Female population %

96.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ashkum is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashkum's population under 18 was 21.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashkum's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashkum, 18.54% were under the age of 15, 18.17% aged 15 to 29, 45.98% aged 30 to 64, 15.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Ashkum:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.85% females and 49.15% males in Ashkum, IL.
The Ashkum, IL gender ratio is 96.6:100 i.e. 96.6 men to 100 women (0.966).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 37.

Ashkum's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashkum population: 95.61% are White and 4.39% are multiracial.
Ashkum's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 815 (99.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashkum is White with a population of 784 (95.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 766 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Ashkum's population increased by 45 (6.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashkum's population decreased by 17 (2.23%), 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, Ashkum's population was lowest in year 2009 at 675.