Lerna, IL Population

Overview

252

Total Population

49.0

Median age

48.41%

Female population %

106.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

77.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lerna is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lerna's population under 18 was 13.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lerna's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lerna, 13.49% were under the age of 15, 22.62% aged 15 to 29, 33.73% aged 30 to 64, 28.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Lerna:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.41% females and 51.59% males in Lerna, IL.
The Lerna, IL gender ratio is 106.6:100 i.e. 106.6 men to 100 women (1.066).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 19.

Lerna's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lerna population: 97.62% are White and 2.38% are multiracial.
Lerna's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 251 (99.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lerna is White with a population of 246 (97.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 344 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Lerna's population decreased by 58 (17.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lerna's population decreased by 62 (21.91%), 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, Lerna's population was lowest in year 2022 at 219.