Crawford County, IL Population

Overview

18,825

Total Population

42.2

Median age

46.31%

Female population %

115.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

447

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Crawford County is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Crawford County's population under 18 was 19.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Crawford County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Crawford County, 16.20% were under the age of 15, 17.19% aged 15 to 29, 47.67% aged 30 to 64, 16.52% aged 65 to 84, and 2.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,389 less females than males in Crawford County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.31% females and 53.69% males in Crawford County, IL.
The Crawford County, IL gender ratio is 115.9:100 i.e. 115.9 men to 100 women (1.159).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 787.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 690.

Crawford County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Crawford County population: 92.02% are White, 5.25% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.40% are Asian, 0.39% are some other race and 1.74% are multiracial.
Crawford County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 447 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,378 (97.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Crawford County is White with a population of 17,322 (92.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,400 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Crawford County's population decreased by 599 (2.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Crawford County's population decreased by 1,153 (5.82%), 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, Crawford County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 18,536.