Winchester, IL Population

Overview

1,648

Total Population

39.8

Median age

53.28%

Female population %

87.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Winchester is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Winchester's population under 18 was 28.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Winchester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Winchester, 23.67% were under the age of 15, 16.08% aged 15 to 29, 45.08% aged 30 to 64, 13.05% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 108 more females than males in Winchester:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.28% females and 46.72% males in Winchester, IL.
The Winchester, IL gender ratio is 87.7:100 i.e. 87.7 men to 100 women (0.877).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 101.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 103.

Winchester's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Winchester population: 95.21% are White, 0.36% are Black or African American, 0.12% are some other race and 4.31% are multiracial.
Winchester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,639 (99.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Winchester is White with a population of 1,569 (95.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,667 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Winchester's population decreased by 82 (4.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Winchester's population decreased by 15 (0.95%), 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, Winchester's population was lowest in year 2018 at 1,468.