Prairie Grove, IL Population

Overview

1,928

Total Population

40.2

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

47.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prairie Grove is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairie Grove's population under 18 was 23.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairie Grove's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairie Grove, 18.57% were under the age of 15, 19.09% aged 15 to 29, 48.86% aged 30 to 64, 12.71% aged 65 to 84, and 0.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Prairie Grove:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Prairie Grove, IL.
The Prairie Grove, IL gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 99.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 113.

Prairie Grove's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairie Grove population: 89.99% are White, 2.23% are Black or African American, 3.94% are Asian, 0.10% are some other race and 3.73% are multiracial.
Prairie Grove's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,893 (98.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairie Grove is White with a population of 1,735 (89.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,992 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Prairie Grove's population increased by 976 (96.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairie Grove's population decreased by 32 (1.61%), 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 Grove's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,016.