Coles County, IL Population

Overview

47,542

Total Population

36.6

Median age

51.42%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

47.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,344

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Coles County is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coles County's population under 18 was 18.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coles County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coles County, 15.17% were under the age of 15, 27.13% aged 15 to 29, 40.68% aged 30 to 64, 14.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,350 more females than males in Coles County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.42% females and 48.58% males in Coles County, IL.
The Coles County, IL gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,812.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 3,117.

Coles County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Coles County population: 91.63% are White, 3.90% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.11% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.56% are some other race and 2.66% are multiracial.
Coles County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,344 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 46,198 (97.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coles County is White with a population of 43,565 (91.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 53,865 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Coles County's population increased by 779 (1.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coles County's population decreased by 7,104 (13.19%), 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, Coles County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 46,334.