Long Creek, IL Population

Overview

1,415

Total Population

47.6

Median age

53.22%

Female population %

87.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Long Creek is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Long Creek's population under 18 was 25.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Long Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Long Creek, 19.51% were under the age of 15, 14.20% aged 15 to 29, 46.86% aged 30 to 64, 17.67% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 91 more females than males in Long Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.22% females and 46.78% males in Long Creek, IL.
The Long Creek, IL gender ratio is 87.9:100 i.e. 87.9 men to 100 women (0.879).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 90.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 91.

Long Creek's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Long Creek population: 96.96% are White, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.69% are multiracial.
Long Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,41 (99.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Long Creek is White with a population of 1,372 (96.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,422 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Long Creek's population decreased by 90 (6.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Long Creek's population decreased by 81 (6.08%), 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, Long Creek's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,227.