Palos Hills, IL Population

Overview

18,379

Total Population

46.7

Median age

51.80%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,737

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palos Hills is 46.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palos Hills's population under 18 was 18.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palos Hills's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palos Hills, 15.29% were under the age of 15, 14.70% aged 15 to 29, 46.65% aged 30 to 64, 20.57% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 663 more females than males in Palos Hills:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.80% females and 48.20% males in Palos Hills, IL.
The Palos Hills, IL gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 746.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 975.

Palos Hills's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palos Hills population: 86.56% are White, 5.89% are Black or African American, 2.53% are Asian, 0.67% are some other race and 4.35% are multiracial.
Palos Hills's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,737 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,642 (90.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palos Hills is White with a population of 15,909 (86.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,463 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Palos Hills's population decreased by 207 (1.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palos Hills's population increased by 967 (5.53%), 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, Palos Hills's population was lowest in year 2008 at 16,837.