Prospect Heights, IL Population

Overview

16,021

Total Population

40.1

Median age

48.29%

Female population %

107.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

60.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,204

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prospect Heights is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prospect Heights's population under 18 was 22.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prospect Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prospect Heights, 19.55% were under the age of 15, 15.35% aged 15 to 29, 47.16% aged 30 to 64, 15.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 549 less females than males in Prospect Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.29% females and 51.71% males in Prospect Heights, IL.
The Prospect Heights, IL gender ratio is 107.1:100 i.e. 107.1 men to 100 women (1.071).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 754.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 713.

Prospect Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prospect Heights population: 64.58% are White, 1.13% are Black or African American, 9.29% are Asian, 20.77% are some other race and 4.23% are multiracial.
Prospect Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5,204 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,817 (67.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prospect Heights is White with a population of 10,346 (64.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,027 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Prospect Heights's population decreased by 757 (4.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prospect Heights's population decreased by 275 (1.69%), 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, Prospect Heights's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,486.