Granite City, IL Population

Overview

27,336

Total Population

39.0

Median age

49.22%

Female population %

103.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

51.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,957

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Granite City is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Granite City's population under 18 was 21.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Granite City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Granite City, 17.68% were under the age of 15, 18.73% aged 15 to 29, 47.12% aged 30 to 64, 14.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 426 less females than males in Granite City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.22% females and 50.78% males in Granite City, IL.
The Granite City, IL gender ratio is 103.2:100 i.e. 103.2 men to 100 women (1.032).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,364.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 1,135.

Granite City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Granite City population: 82.27% are White, 11.02% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.45% are Asian, 1.31% are some other race and 4.81% are multiracial.
Granite City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,957 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,379 (92.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Granite City is White with a population of 22,489 (82.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 31,839 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Granite City's population decreased by 2,095 (6.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Granite City's population decreased by 2,230 (7.50%), 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, Granite City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 27,121.