Prairie City, IL Population

Overview

340

Total Population

44.1

Median age

57.94%

Female population %

72.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

69.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prairie City is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairie City's population under 18 was 24.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairie City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairie City, 19.71% were under the age of 15, 18.53% aged 15 to 29, 40.59% aged 30 to 64, 17.06% aged 65 to 84, and 4.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 54 more females than males in Prairie City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.94% females and 42.06% males in Prairie City, IL.
The Prairie City, IL gender ratio is 72.6:100 i.e. 72.6 men to 100 women (0.726).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 20.

Prairie City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairie City population: 80.59% are White, 2.06% are Black or African American, 2.94% are Asian and 14.41% are multiracial.
Prairie City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 328 (96.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairie City is White with a population of 274 (80.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 448 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Prairie City's population decreased by 71 (15.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairie City's population increased by 30 (7.96%), 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, Prairie City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 350.