Glen Carbon, IL Population

Overview

13,532

Total Population

40.5

Median age

50.01%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

68.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

484

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Glen Carbon is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Glen Carbon's population under 18 was 25.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Glen Carbon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Glen Carbon, 21.45% were under the age of 15, 15.31% aged 15 to 29, 43.98% aged 30 to 64, 15.42% aged 65 to 84, and 3.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Glen Carbon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.01% females and 49.99% males in Glen Carbon, IL.
The Glen Carbon, IL gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 556.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 625.

Glen Carbon's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Glen Carbon population: 88.63% are White, 4.32% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.71% are Asian, 0.72% are some other race and 4.58% are multiracial.
Glen Carbon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 484 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,048 (96.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Glen Carbon is White with a population of 11,994 (88.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,852 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Glen Carbon's population increased by 2,320 (21.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Glen Carbon's population increased by 877 (6.77%), 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, Glen Carbon's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,627.