Oak Lawn, IL Population

Overview

58,032

Total Population

41.3

Median age

50.86%

Female population %

96.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12,624

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Oak Lawn's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Oak Lawn is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oak Lawn's population under 18 was 22.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oak Lawn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oak Lawn, 18.75% were under the age of 15, 16.53% aged 15 to 29, 46.46% aged 30 to 64, 16.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 996 more females than males in Oak Lawn:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.86% females and 49.14% males in Oak Lawn, IL.
The Oak Lawn, IL gender ratio is 96.6:100 i.e. 96.6 men to 100 women (0.966).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,358.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 2,218.

Oak Lawn's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Oak Lawn population: 76.78% are White, 7.57% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.03% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.59% are some other race and 5.75% are multiracial.
Oak Lawn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 12,624 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 45,408 (78.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oak Lawn is White with a population of 44,559 (76.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 58,169 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Oak Lawn's population increased by 1,476 (2.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oak Lawn's population increased by 1,437 (2.53%), 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, Oak Lawn's population was lowest in year 2007 at 52,865.