Marquette Heights, IL Population

Overview

2,636

Total Population

41.6

Median age

48.94%

Female population %

104.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

44.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

41

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Marquette Heights is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Marquette Heights's population under 18 was 19.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Marquette Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Marquette Heights, 14.19% were under the age of 15, 17.56% aged 15 to 29, 51.59% aged 30 to 64, 16.12% aged 65 to 84, and 0.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 less females than males in Marquette Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.94% females and 51.06% males in Marquette Heights, IL.
The Marquette Heights, IL gender ratio is 104.3:100 i.e. 104.3 men to 100 women (1.043).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 139.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 165.

Marquette Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Marquette Heights population: 98.56% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 0.23% are some other race and 0.95% are multiracial.
Marquette Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 41 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,595 (98.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Marquette Heights is White with a population of 2,598 (98.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,857 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Marquette Heights's population increased by 15 (0.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Marquette Heights's population decreased by 279 (9.90%), 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, Marquette Heights's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,502.