Smithton, IL Population

Overview

4,192

Total Population

42.6

Median age

50.55%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

61.9

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

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

The median age in Smithton is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Smithton's population under 18 was 23.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Smithton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Smithton, 19.39% were under the age of 15, 16.87% aged 15 to 29, 44.92% aged 30 to 64, 17.70% aged 65 to 84, and 1.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Smithton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.55% females and 49.45% males in Smithton, IL.
The Smithton, IL gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 201.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 225.

Smithton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Smithton population: 96.54% are White, 2.34% are Black or African American, 0.19% are some other race and 0.93% are multiracial.
Smithton'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 4,162 (99.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Smithton is White with a population of 4,047 (96.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,002 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Smithton's population increased by 1,354 (56.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Smithton's population increased by 256 (6.83%), 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, Smithton's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,392.