Paw Paw, IL Population

Overview

934

Total Population

35.0

Median age

47.22%

Female population %

111.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

58.0

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

Paw Paw's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Paw Paw is 35.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Paw Paw's population under 18 was 22.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Paw Paw's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Paw Paw, 20.88% were under the age of 15, 17.34% aged 15 to 29, 45.93% aged 30 to 64, 13.70% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 less females than males in Paw Paw:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.22% females and 52.78% males in Paw Paw, IL.
The Paw Paw, IL gender ratio is 111.8:100 i.e. 111.8 men to 100 women (1.118).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 44.

Paw Paw's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Paw Paw population: 99.46% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American, 0.21% are some other race and 0.21% are multiracial.
Paw Paw's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 93 (99.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Paw Paw is White with a population of 929 (99.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 921 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Paw Paw's population increased by 61 (7.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Paw Paw's population decreased by 94 (10.21%), 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, Paw Paw's population was lowest in year 2022 at 816.