St. Elmo, IL Population

Overview

1,561

Total Population

37.1

Median age

54.64%

Female population %

83:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

57.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

St. Elmo's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in St. Elmo is 37.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
St. Elmo's population under 18 was 25.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
St. Elmo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in St. Elmo, 21.65% were under the age of 15, 21.59% aged 15 to 29, 41.96% aged 30 to 64, 11.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 145 more females than males in St. Elmo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.64% females and 45.36% males in St. Elmo, IL.
The St. Elmo, IL gender ratio is 83:100 i.e. 83 men to 100 women (0.830).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 96.

St. Elmo's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of St. Elmo population: 98.98% are White, 0.38% are Black or African American and 0.64% are multiracial.
St. Elmo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,554 (99.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in St. Elmo is White with a population of 1,545 (98.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,455 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, St. Elmo's population decreased by 27 (1.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, St. Elmo's population decreased by 176 (12.32%), 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, St. Elmo's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,242.