Overview
825
Total Population
41.0
Median age
52.00%
Female population %
92.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
64.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
26
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Sheffield's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Sheffield is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Sheffield's population under 18 was 21.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Sheffield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Sheffield, 19.64% were under the age of 15, 15.64% aged 15 to 29, 45.21% aged 30 to 64, 16.12% aged 65 to 84, and 3.39% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 33 more females than males in Sheffield:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.00% females and 48.00% males in Sheffield, IL.
- The Sheffield, IL gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 39.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 49.
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Race / Ethnicity
Sheffield's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Sheffield population: 95.39% are White, 1.09% are Black or African American and 3.52% are multiracial.
- Sheffield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 799 (96.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Sheffield is White with a population of 787 (95.39% of the total population).
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Year by year
Sheffield's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 950 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Sheffield's population decreased by 26 (2.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Sheffield's population decreased by 104 (11.26%), 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, Sheffield's population was lowest in year 2022 at 806.
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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)