Mount Prospect, IL Population

Overview

56,510

Total Population

40.5

Median age

50.15%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

57.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,068

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Prospect is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Prospect's population under 18 was 22.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Prospect's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Prospect, 18.97% were under the age of 15, 15.78% aged 15 to 29, 47.63% aged 30 to 64, 15.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 164 more females than males in Mount Prospect:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.15% females and 49.85% males in Mount Prospect, IL.
The Mount Prospect, IL gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 2,184.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 2,132.

Mount Prospect's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Prospect population: 69.52% are White, 3.19% are Black or African American, 0.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 13.76% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.86% are some other race and 6.04% are multiracial.
Mount Prospect's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 9,068 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 47,442 (83.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Prospect is White with a population of 39,284 (69.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 56,711 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Prospect's population decreased by 567 (1.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Prospect's population increased by 1,629 (2.96%), 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 Prospect's population was lowest in year 2008 at 52,444.