Loves Park, IL Population

Overview

23,223

Total Population

39.0

Median age

52.93%

Female population %

88.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,276

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Loves Park is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Loves Park's population under 18 was 19.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Loves Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Loves Park, 17.04% were under the age of 15, 20.16% aged 15 to 29, 44.04% aged 30 to 64, 16.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,359 more females than males in Loves Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.93% females and 47.07% males in Loves Park, IL.
The Loves Park, IL gender ratio is 88.9:100 i.e. 88.9 men to 100 women (0.889).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 997.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,080.

Loves Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Loves Park population: 80.92% are White, 6.18% are Black or African American, 3.96% are Asian, 2.13% are some other race and 6.81% are multiracial.
Loves Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,276 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,947 (90.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Loves Park is White with a population of 18,793 (80.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 24,403 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Loves Park's population increased by 3,600 (17.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Loves Park's population decreased by 583 (2.43%), 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, Loves Park's population was lowest in year 2000 at 20,383.