Bunker Hill, IL Population

Overview

1,400

Total Population

43.2

Median age

51.64%

Female population %

93.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.1

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

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

The median age in Bunker Hill is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bunker Hill's population under 18 was 20.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bunker Hill's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bunker Hill, 18.50% were under the age of 15, 17.43% aged 15 to 29, 46.21% aged 30 to 64, 16.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Bunker Hill:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.64% females and 48.36% males in Bunker Hill, IL.
The Bunker Hill, IL gender ratio is 93.6:100 i.e. 93.6 men to 100 women (0.936).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 83.

Bunker Hill's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bunker Hill population: 96.36% are White, 1.14% are Black or African American, 1.21% are Asian, 0.64% are some other race and 0.64% are multiracial.
Bunker Hill'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 1,391 (99.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bunker Hill is White with a population of 1,349 (96.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,823 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bunker Hill's population decreased by 44 (2.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bunker Hill's population decreased by 154 (8.66%), 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, Bunker Hill's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,605.