Ransom, IL Population

Overview

302

Total Population

37.5

Median age

50.33%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ransom is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ransom's population under 18 was 28.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ransom's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ransom, 24.50% were under the age of 15, 13.58% aged 15 to 29, 48.68% aged 30 to 64, 11.59% aged 65 to 84, and 1.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Ransom:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.33% females and 49.67% males in Ransom, IL.
The Ransom, IL gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 21.

Ransom's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ransom population: 98.34% are White, 0.33% are Asian and 1.32% are multiracial.
Ransom's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 272 (90.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ransom is White with a population of 297 (98.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 408 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ransom's population decreased by 24 (5.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ransom's population decreased by 73 (19.01%), 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, Ransom's population was lowest in year 2022 at 305.