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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
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Gender
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.
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Race / Ethnicity
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).
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Year by year
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.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)