Bluford, IL Population

Overview

536

Total Population

34.1

Median age

50.19%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

60.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

55

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bluford is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bluford's population under 18 was 21.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bluford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bluford, 19.03% were under the age of 15, 21.46% aged 15 to 29, 40.86% aged 30 to 64, 17.91% aged 65 to 84, and 0.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Bluford:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Bluford, IL.
The Bluford, IL gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 35.

Bluford's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bluford population: 87.50% are White, 3.54% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 8.96% are multiracial.
Bluford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 55 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 481 (89.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bluford is White with a population of 469 (87.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 794 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bluford's population decreased by 104 (13.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bluford's population decreased by 68 (9.86%), 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, Bluford's population was lowest in year 2022 at 610.