Bureau County, IL Population

Overview

33,338

Total Population

43.9

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,182

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bureau County is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bureau County's population under 18 was 21.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bureau County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bureau County, 17.31% were under the age of 15, 17.10% aged 15 to 29, 43.91% aged 30 to 64, 19.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 504 more females than males in Bureau County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Bureau County, IL.
The Bureau County, IL gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,241.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,411.

Bureau County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bureau County population: 91.34% are White, 0.57% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.89% are Asian, 3.92% are some other race and 3.08% are multiracial.
Bureau County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,182 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,156 (90.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bureau County is White with a population of 30,452 (91.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 35,450 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bureau County's population decreased by 491 (1.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bureau County's population decreased by 1,787 (5.11%), 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, Bureau County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 32,621.