Central City, IL Population

Overview

1,125

Total Population

38.3

Median age

51.02%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

49.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Central City is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Central City's population under 18 was 24.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Central City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Central City, 18.67% were under the age of 15, 20.98% aged 15 to 29, 46.04% aged 30 to 64, 12.44% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 more females than males in Central City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.02% females and 48.98% males in Central City, IL.
The Central City, IL gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 88.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 81.

Central City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Central City population: 97.24% are White, 0.36% are Black or African American and 2.40% are multiracial.
Central City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,093 (97.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Central City is White with a population of 1,094 (97.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,381 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Central City's population decreased by 209 (15.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Central City's population decreased by 70 (5.98%), 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, Central City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,082.