Pocahontas, IL Population

Overview

863

Total Population

47.1

Median age

50.64%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pocahontas is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pocahontas's population under 18 was 20.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pocahontas's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pocahontas, 17.38% were under the age of 15, 12.98% aged 15 to 29, 49.71% aged 30 to 64, 18.89% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 more females than males in Pocahontas:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.64% females and 49.36% males in Pocahontas, IL.
The Pocahontas, IL gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 73.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 52.

Pocahontas's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pocahontas population: 98.03% are White, 0.58% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.35% are some other race and 1.04% are multiracial.
Pocahontas's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 849 (98.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pocahontas is White with a population of 846 (98.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 790 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Pocahontas's population increased by 61 (8.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pocahontas's population decreased by 88 (11.14%), 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, Pocahontas's population was lowest in year 2022 at 693.