Gays, IL Population

Overview

177

Total Population

48.3

Median age

53.67%

Female population %

86.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

60.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gays is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gays's population under 18 was 19.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gays's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gays, 14.69% were under the age of 15, 14.12% aged 15 to 29, 48.02% aged 30 to 64, 21.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Gays:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.67% females and 46.33% males in Gays, IL.
The Gays, IL gender ratio is 86.3:100 i.e. 86.3 men to 100 women (0.863).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 10.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 12.

Gays's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gays population: 95.48% are White, 2.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.26% are multiracial.
Gays's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 177 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gays is White with a population of 169 (95.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 281 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Gays's population increased by 8 (2.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gays's population decreased by 60 (21.35%), 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, Gays's population was lowest in year 2022 at 214.