La Harpe, IL Population

Overview

1,300

Total Population

45.8

Median age

52.00%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

75.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

La Harpe's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Harpe is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Harpe's population under 18 was 20.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Harpe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Harpe, 17.31% were under the age of 15, 15.69% aged 15 to 29, 41.38% aged 30 to 64, 21.46% aged 65 to 84, and 4.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 more females than males in La Harpe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.00% females and 48.00% males in La Harpe, IL.
The La Harpe, IL gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 75.

La Harpe's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of La Harpe population: 96.62% are White and 3.38% are multiracial.
La Harpe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,256 (96.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Harpe is White with a population of 1,256 (96.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,388 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, La Harpe's population decreased by 161 (11.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Harpe's population decreased by 53 (4.32%), 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, La Harpe's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,141.