Jo Daviess County, IL Population

Overview

21,995

Total Population

50.5

Median age

49.43%

Female population %

102.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

76.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

704

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jo Daviess County is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jo Daviess County's population under 18 was 19.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jo Daviess County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jo Daviess County, 15.15% were under the age of 15, 14.03% aged 15 to 29, 42.79% aged 30 to 64, 24.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 249 less females than males in Jo Daviess County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.43% females and 50.57% males in Jo Daviess County, IL.
The Jo Daviess County, IL gender ratio is 102.3:100 i.e. 102.3 men to 100 women (1.023).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 926.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,043.

Jo Daviess County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jo Daviess County population: 96.30% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.50% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.33% are some other race and 1.92% are multiracial.
Jo Daviess County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 704 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,291 (96.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jo Daviess County is White with a population of 21,182 (96.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,647 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Jo Daviess County's population increased by 408 (1.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jo Daviess County's population decreased by 590 (2.61%), 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, Jo Daviess County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 21,224.