Flora, IL Population

Overview

4,798

Total Population

46.7

Median age

53.88%

Female population %

85.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Flora is 46.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Flora's population under 18 was 17.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Flora's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Flora, 13.23% were under the age of 15, 19.13% aged 15 to 29, 46.21% aged 30 to 64, 15.84% aged 65 to 84, and 5.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 372 more females than males in Flora:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.88% females and 46.12% males in Flora, IL.
The Flora, IL gender ratio is 85.6:100 i.e. 85.6 men to 100 women (0.856).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 298.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 219.

Flora's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Flora population: 93.75% are White, 0.35% are Black or African American, 1.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.31% are Asian, 0.06% are some other race and 4.19% are multiracial.
Flora's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,795 (99.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Flora is White with a population of 4,498 (93.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,206 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Flora's population decreased by 137 (2.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Flora's population decreased by 277 (5.46%), 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, Flora's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,719.