Witt, IL Population

Overview

638

Total Population

46.1

Median age

50.31%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Witt is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Witt's population under 18 was 18.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Witt's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Witt, 17.71% were under the age of 15, 18.34% aged 15 to 29, 43.42% aged 30 to 64, 17.87% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Witt:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.31% females and 49.69% males in Witt, IL.
The Witt, IL gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 40.

Witt's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Witt population: 98.59% are White, 0.63% are Black or African American, 0.31% are some other race and 0.47% are multiracial.
Witt's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 633 (99.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Witt is White with a population of 629 (98.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 991 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Witt's population decreased by 89 (8.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Witt's population decreased by 119 (13.19%), 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, Witt's population was lowest in year 2022 at 777.