Overview
4,324
Total Population
39.9
Median age
51.60%
Female population %
93.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
49.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,377
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hometown's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hometown is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hometown's population under 18 was 21.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hometown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hometown, 19.38% were under the age of 15, 15.77% aged 15 to 29, 50.95% aged 30 to 64, 12.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 138 more females than males in Hometown:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.60% females and 48.40% males in Hometown, IL.
- The Hometown, IL gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 269.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 229.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hometown's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hometown population: 83.07% are White, 1.53% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.95% are Asian, 2.91% are some other race and 11.29% are multiracial.
- Hometown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 1,377 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,947 (68.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hometown is White with a population of 3,592 (83.07% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hometown's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 4,461 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Hometown's population decreased by 110 (2.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hometown's population decreased by 20 (0.46%), 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, Hometown's population was lowest in year 2008 at 4,084.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)