Palos Heights, IL Population

Overview

12,116

Total Population

51.3

Median age

50.40%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

81.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

992

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Palos Heights's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Palos Heights is 51.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palos Heights's population under 18 was 18.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palos Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palos Heights, 14.67% were under the age of 15, 14.79% aged 15 to 29, 40.45% aged 30 to 64, 25.51% aged 65 to 84, and 4.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 96 more females than males in Palos Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.40% females and 49.60% males in Palos Heights, IL.
The Palos Heights, IL gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 487.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 612.

Palos Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palos Heights population: 90.98% are White, 2.41% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.31% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.67% are some other race and 4.30% are multiracial.
Palos Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 992 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,124 (91.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palos Heights is White with a population of 11,023 (90.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,619 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Palos Heights's population increased by 1,166 (10.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palos Heights's population decreased by 498 (3.98%), 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, Palos Heights's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,354.