Winthrop Harbor, IL Population

Overview

6,728

Total Population

51.3

Median age

50.39%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

47.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

743

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Winthrop Harbor is 51.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Winthrop Harbor's population under 18 was 14.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Winthrop Harbor's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Winthrop Harbor, 12.37% were under the age of 15, 15.71% aged 15 to 29, 52.08% aged 30 to 64, 18.48% aged 65 to 84, and 1.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 more females than males in Winthrop Harbor:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.39% females and 49.61% males in Winthrop Harbor, IL.
The Winthrop Harbor, IL gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 375.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 521.

Winthrop Harbor's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Winthrop Harbor population: 89.58% are White, 3.61% are Black or African American, 0.51% are Asian, 3.15% are some other race and 3.15% are multiracial.
Winthrop Harbor's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 743 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,985 (88.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Winthrop Harbor is White with a population of 6,027 (89.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,145 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Winthrop Harbor's population increased by 127 (1.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Winthrop Harbor's population decreased by 178 (2.59%), 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, Winthrop Harbor's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,615.