Taylorville, IL Population

Overview

11,163

Total Population

40.1

Median age

52.41%

Female population %

90.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

60.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Taylorville is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taylorville's population under 18 was 21.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taylorville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taylorville, 17.84% were under the age of 15, 19.22% aged 15 to 29, 43.29% aged 30 to 64, 16.26% aged 65 to 84, and 3.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 539 more females than males in Taylorville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.41% females and 47.59% males in Taylorville, IL.
The Taylorville, IL gender ratio is 90.8:100 i.e. 90.8 men to 100 women (0.908).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 606.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 466.

Taylorville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Taylorville population: 94.99% are White, 2.65% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.42% are Asian and 0.84% are multiracial.
Taylorville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,159 (99.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taylorville is White with a population of 10,604 (94.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,584 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Taylorville's population decreased by 1,316 (10.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taylorville's population decreased by 791 (7.02%), 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, Taylorville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,312.