Moultrie County, IL Population

Overview

14,634

Total Population

40.5

Median age

50.91%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

65.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

237

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moultrie County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moultrie County's population under 18 was 25.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moultrie County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moultrie County, 20.98% were under the age of 15, 17.25% aged 15 to 29, 43.07% aged 30 to 64, 16.35% aged 65 to 84, and 2.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 266 more females than males in Moultrie County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.91% females and 49.09% males in Moultrie County, IL.
The Moultrie County, IL gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 647.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 582.

Moultrie County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moultrie County population: 96.81% are White, 0.99% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.18% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 1.78% are multiracial.
Moultrie County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 237 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,397 (98.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moultrie County is White with a population of 14,167 (96.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,876 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Moultrie County's population increased by 552 (3.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moultrie County's population decreased by 387 (2.60%), 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, Moultrie County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 14,276.