De Witt County, IL Population

Overview

15,653

Total Population

44.2

Median age

49.84%

Female population %

100.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

465

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in De Witt County is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
De Witt County's population under 18 was 21.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
De Witt County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in De Witt County, 17.41% were under the age of 15, 16.39% aged 15 to 29, 47.17% aged 30 to 64, 16.95% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 49 less females than males in De Witt County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.84% females and 50.16% males in De Witt County, IL.
The De Witt County, IL gender ratio is 100.6:100 i.e. 100.6 men to 100 women (1.006).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 658.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 678.

De Witt County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of De Witt County population: 95.87% are White, 1.12% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.03% are Asian, 0.31% are some other race and 2.31% are multiracial.
De Witt County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 465 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,188 (97.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in De Witt County is White with a population of 15,007 (95.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,760 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, De Witt County's population decreased by 171 (1.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, De Witt County's population decreased by 1,139 (6.87%), 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, De Witt County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,310.