Mount Pulaski, IL Population

Overview

1,781

Total Population

41.6

Median age

57.78%

Female population %

73.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

66.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Pulaski is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Pulaski's population under 18 was 27.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Pulaski's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Pulaski, 22.80% were under the age of 15, 14.82% aged 15 to 29, 45.26% aged 30 to 64, 11.34% aged 65 to 84, and 5.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 277 more females than males in Mount Pulaski:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.78% females and 42.22% males in Mount Pulaski, IL.
The Mount Pulaski, IL gender ratio is 73.1:100 i.e. 73.1 men to 100 women (0.731).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 130.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 124.

Mount Pulaski's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Pulaski population: 98.15% are White and 1.85% are multiracial.
Mount Pulaski's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,777 (99.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Pulaski is White with a population of 1,748 (98.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,697 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pulaski's population decreased by 135 (7.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pulaski's population decreased by 28 (1.79%), 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 Pulaski's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,464.