Hamel, IL Population

Overview

916

Total Population

33.8

Median age

53.60%

Female population %

86.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

80.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hamel is 33.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hamel's population under 18 was 32.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hamel's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hamel, 26.42% were under the age of 15, 18.45% aged 15 to 29, 36.90% aged 30 to 64, 13.97% aged 65 to 84, and 4.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 more females than males in Hamel:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.60% females and 46.40% males in Hamel, IL.
The Hamel, IL gender ratio is 86.6:100 i.e. 86.6 men to 100 women (0.866).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 60.

Hamel's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hamel population: 99.24% are White, 0.66% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 0.11% are multiracial.
Hamel's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 907 (99.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hamel is White with a population of 909 (99.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 922 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Hamel's population increased by 241 (41.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hamel's population increased by 107 (13.13%), 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, Hamel's population was lowest in year 2000 at 574.