Machesney Park, IL Population

Overview

22,870

Total Population

39.4

Median age

52.24%

Female population %

91.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

54.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,61

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Machesney Park is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Machesney Park's population under 18 was 22.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Machesney Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Machesney Park, 18.74% were under the age of 15, 17.88% aged 15 to 29, 47.07% aged 30 to 64, 15.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,026 more females than males in Machesney Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.24% females and 47.76% males in Machesney Park, IL.
The Machesney Park, IL gender ratio is 91.4:100 i.e. 91.4 men to 100 women (0.914).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 935.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,017.

Machesney Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Machesney Park population: 89.07% are White, 3.34% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.55% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.69% are some other race and 4.27% are multiracial.
Machesney Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 1,61 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,26 (92.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Machesney Park is White with a population of 20,37 (89.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,496 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Machesney Park's population increased by 2,639 (12.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Machesney Park's population decreased by 564 (2.40%), 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, Machesney Park's population was lowest in year 2000 at 20,857.