Deerfield, IL Population

Overview

19,228

Total Population

44.3

Median age

50.43%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

782

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Deerfield is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Deerfield's population under 18 was 24.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Deerfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Deerfield, 19.77% were under the age of 15, 13.80% aged 15 to 29, 49.37% aged 30 to 64, 13.55% aged 65 to 84, and 3.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 164 more females than males in Deerfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.43% females and 49.57% males in Deerfield, IL.
The Deerfield, IL gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 856.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 877.

Deerfield's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Deerfield population: 91.57% are White, 0.37% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.20% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 2.47% are multiracial.
Deerfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 782 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,446 (95.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Deerfield is White with a population of 17,607 (91.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,586 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Deerfield's population decreased by 354 (1.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Deerfield's population increased by 911 (4.99%), 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, Deerfield's population was lowest in year 2010 at 18,245.