Cairo, IL Population

Overview

1,694

Total Population

46.2

Median age

52.77%

Female population %

89.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

68.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cairo is 46.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cairo's population under 18 was 22.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cairo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cairo, 18.18% were under the age of 15, 21.13% aged 15 to 29, 38.31% aged 30 to 64, 19.19% aged 65 to 84, and 3.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 94 more females than males in Cairo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.77% females and 47.23% males in Cairo, IL.
The Cairo, IL gender ratio is 89.5:100 i.e. 89.5 men to 100 women (0.895).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 104.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 146.

Cairo's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cairo population: 27.74% are White, 69.30% are Black or African American and 2.95% are multiracial.
Cairo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,654 (97.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cairo is Black or African American with a population of 1,174 (69.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,659 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cairo's population decreased by 841 (22.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cairo's population decreased by 1,102 (39.11%), 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, Cairo's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,611.