Massac County, IL Population

Overview

14,280

Total Population

43.7

Median age

51.77%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

453

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Massac County is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Massac County's population under 18 was 22.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Massac County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Massac County, 18.42% were under the age of 15, 14.96% aged 15 to 29, 46.33% aged 30 to 64, 17.22% aged 65 to 84, and 3.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 506 more females than males in Massac County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.77% females and 48.23% males in Massac County, IL.
The Massac County, IL gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 556.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 663.

Massac County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Massac County population: 88.80% are White, 6.13% are Black or African American, 0.22% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 4.82% are multiracial.
Massac County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 453 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,827 (96.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Massac County is White with a population of 12,681 (88.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,380 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Massac County's population increased by 295 (1.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Massac County's population decreased by 1,242 (8.08%), 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, Massac County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 13,772.