Brooklyn, IL Population

Overview

627

Total Population

29.7

Median age

61.72%

Female population %

62:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

88.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brooklyn is 29.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brooklyn's population under 18 was 30.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brooklyn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brooklyn, 30.62% were under the age of 15, 22.81% aged 15 to 29, 30.14% aged 30 to 64, 14.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 147 more females than males in Brooklyn:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.72% females and 38.28% males in Brooklyn, IL.
The Brooklyn, IL gender ratio is 62:100 i.e. 62 men to 100 women (0.620).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 90.

Brooklyn's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Brooklyn population: 1.44% are White, 96.17% are Black or African American and 2.39% are multiracial.
Brooklyn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 597 (95.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brooklyn is Black or African American with a population of 603 (96.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 743 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Brooklyn's population increased by 79 (11.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brooklyn's population decreased by 93 (12.52%), 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, Brooklyn's population was lowest in year 2008 at 610.