Edwards County, IL Population

Overview

6,233

Total Population

44.3

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Edwards County is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Edwards County's population under 18 was 22.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Edwards County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Edwards County, 18.47% were under the age of 15, 15.90% aged 15 to 29, 44.51% aged 30 to 64, 17.97% aged 65 to 84, and 3.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 75 more females than males in Edwards County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Edwards County, IL.
The Edwards County, IL gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 252.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 263.

Edwards County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Edwards County population: 96.26% are White, 0.19% are Black or African American, 0.56% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.34% are Asian, 0.13% are some other race and 2.52% are multiracial.
Edwards County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,15 (98.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Edwards County is White with a population of 6, (96.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,930 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Edwards County's population decreased by 191 (2.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Edwards County's population decreased by 531 (7.88%), 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, Edwards County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,071.