Iroquois County, IL Population

Overview

27,362

Total Population

44.2

Median age

50.97%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,992

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Iroquois County is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iroquois County's population under 18 was 22.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iroquois County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iroquois County, 17.54% were under the age of 15, 16.78% aged 15 to 29, 44.48% aged 30 to 64, 18.54% aged 65 to 84, and 2.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 532 more females than males in Iroquois County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.97% females and 49.03% males in Iroquois County, IL.
The Iroquois County, IL gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,125.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,248.

Iroquois County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Iroquois County population: 91.69% are White, 0.96% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.32% are Asian, 3.50% are some other race and 3.41% are multiracial.
Iroquois County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,992 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,37 (92.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iroquois County is White with a population of 25,088 (91.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 31,391 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Iroquois County's population decreased by 1,690 (5.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iroquois County's population decreased by 2,724 (9.17%), 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, Iroquois County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 26,473.