Mount Carroll, IL Population

Overview

1,595

Total Population

48.6

Median age

57.87%

Female population %

72.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

72.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

59

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mount Carroll's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Carroll is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Carroll's population under 18 was 20.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Carroll's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Carroll, 18.62% were under the age of 15, 13.67% aged 15 to 29, 44.45% aged 30 to 64, 19.37% aged 65 to 84, and 3.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 251 more females than males in Mount Carroll:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.87% females and 42.13% males in Mount Carroll, IL.
The Mount Carroll, IL gender ratio is 72.8:100 i.e. 72.8 men to 100 women (0.728).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 70.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 94.

Mount Carroll's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Carroll population: 96.49% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 1.50% are Asian, 0.50% are some other race and 0.69% are multiracial.
Mount Carroll's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 59 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,536 (96.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Carroll is White with a population of 1,539 (96.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,833 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Carroll's population decreased by 116 (6.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Carroll's population decreased by 243 (14.15%), 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, Mount Carroll's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,445.