Pontoon Beach, IL Population

Overview

6,153

Total Population

30.8

Median age

51.47%

Female population %

94.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

859

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pontoon Beach is 30.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pontoon Beach's population under 18 was 30.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pontoon Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pontoon Beach, 27.04% were under the age of 15, 20.20% aged 15 to 29, 40.01% aged 30 to 64, 11.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 181 more females than males in Pontoon Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.47% females and 48.53% males in Pontoon Beach, IL.
The Pontoon Beach, IL gender ratio is 94.3:100 i.e. 94.3 men to 100 women (0.943).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 351.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 334.

Pontoon Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pontoon Beach population: 76.30% are White, 8.48% are Black or African American, 3.54% are Asian, 4.60% are some other race and 7.07% are multiracial.
Pontoon Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 859 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,294 (86.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pontoon Beach is White with a population of 4,695 (76.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,250 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Pontoon Beach's population decreased by 22 (0.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pontoon Beach's population decreased by 21 (0.36%), 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, Pontoon Beach's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,675.