Thayer, IL Population

Overview

577

Total Population

44.3

Median age

48.01%

Female population %

108.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thayer is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thayer's population under 18 was 16.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thayer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thayer, 13.34% were under the age of 15, 19.93% aged 15 to 29, 44.89% aged 30 to 64, 20.28% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Thayer:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.01% females and 51.99% males in Thayer, IL.
The Thayer, IL gender ratio is 108.3:100 i.e. 108.3 men to 100 women (1.083).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 41.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 34.

Thayer's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thayer population: 95.32% are White, 1.21% are Black or African American, 1.91% are Asian and 1.56% are multiracial.
Thayer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 577 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thayer is White with a population of 55 (95.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 770 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Thayer's population decreased by 76 (9.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thayer's population decreased by 63 (9.08%), 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, Thayer's population was lowest in year 2022 at 621.