Overview
5,752
Total Population
30.1
Median age
43.98%
Female population %
127.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
44.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3,762
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Posen's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Posen is 30.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Posen's population under 18 was 27.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Posen's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Posen, 23.33% were under the age of 15, 26.48% aged 15 to 29, 42.54% aged 30 to 64, 6.36% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 692 less females than males in Posen:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.98% females and 56.02% males in Posen, IL.
- The Posen, IL gender ratio is 127.4:100 i.e. 127.4 men to 100 women (1.274).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 483.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 317.
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Race / Ethnicity
Posen's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Posen population: 54.99% are White, 10.45% are Black or African American, 2.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.89% are Asian, 25.99% are some other race and 5.30% are multiracial.
- Posen's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 3,762 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,99 (34.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Posen is White with a population of 3,163 (54.99% of the total population).
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Year by year
Posen's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 6,099 in the year 2013
- From 2000 to 2010, Posen's population increased by 1,317 (27.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Posen's population decreased by 483 (7.98%), 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, Posen's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,737.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)