Dwight, IL Population

Overview

3,840

Total Population

36.9

Median age

52.01%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

58.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

317

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dwight is 36.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dwight's population under 18 was 24.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dwight's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dwight, 18.65% were under the age of 15, 21.35% aged 15 to 29, 41.72% aged 30 to 64, 16.12% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 154 more females than males in Dwight:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.01% females and 47.99% males in Dwight, IL.
The Dwight, IL gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 166.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 219.

Dwight's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dwight population: 91.33% are White, 0.57% are Black or African American, 5.23% are some other race and 2.86% are multiracial.
Dwight's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 317 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,523 (91.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dwight is White with a population of 3,507 (91.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,396 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Dwight's population decreased by 115 (2.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dwight's population decreased by 229 (5.39%), 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, Dwight's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,980.