Ford Heights, IL Population

Overview

1,718

Total Population

36.6

Median age

52.50%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

49

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ford Heights is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ford Heights's population under 18 was 27.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ford Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ford Heights, 22.12% were under the age of 15, 24.16% aged 15 to 29, 37.60% aged 30 to 64, 14.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 86 more females than males in Ford Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.50% females and 47.50% males in Ford Heights, IL.
The Ford Heights, IL gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 103.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 153.

Ford Heights's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ford Heights population: 1.69% are White, 91.91% are Black or African American and 6.40% are multiracial.
Ford Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the village.
By ethnicity, 49 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,669 (97.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ford Heights is Black or African American with a population of 1,579 (91.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,473 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ford Heights's population decreased by 698 (20.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ford Heights's population decreased by 964 (34.74%), 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, Ford Heights's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,749.