Carlinville, IL Population

Overview

5,719

Total Population

40.3

Median age

52.58%

Female population %

90.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

175

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Carlinville is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carlinville's population under 18 was 19.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carlinville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carlinville, 16.37% were under the age of 15, 24.43% aged 15 to 29, 36.06% aged 30 to 64, 18.20% aged 65 to 84, and 4.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 295 more females than males in Carlinville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.58% females and 47.42% males in Carlinville, IL.
The Carlinville, IL gender ratio is 90.2:100 i.e. 90.2 men to 100 women (0.902).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 327.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 290.

Carlinville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Carlinville population: 92.81% are White, 2.57% are Black or African American, 1.40% are some other race and 3.22% are multiracial.
Carlinville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 175 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,544 (96.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carlinville is White with a population of 5,308 (92.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,198 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Carlinville's population decreased by 234 (3.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carlinville's population decreased by 231 (3.90%), 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, Carlinville's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,511.