Overview
33,338
Total Population
43.9
Median age
50.76%
Female population %
97:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
63.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3,182
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Bureau County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Bureau County is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Bureau County's population under 18 was 21.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Bureau County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Bureau County, 17.31% were under the age of 15, 17.10% aged 15 to 29, 43.91% aged 30 to 64, 19.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.
![Bureau County, IL population by age group The graph shows Bureau County's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/bureau-county-il-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 504 more females than males in Bureau County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Bureau County, IL.
- The Bureau County, IL gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,241.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,411.
![Bureau County, IL population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Bureau County, IL population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/bureau-county-il-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Bureau County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Bureau County population: 91.34% are White, 0.57% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.89% are Asian, 3.92% are some other race and 3.08% are multiracial.
- Bureau County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 3,182 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,156 (90.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Bureau County is White with a population of 30,452 (91.34% of the total population).
![Bureau County, IL population by race The bar chart shows Bureau County, IL population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/bureau-county-il-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Bureau County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 35,450 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Bureau County's population decreased by 491 (1.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Bureau County's population decreased by 1,787 (5.11%), 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, Bureau County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 32,621.
![Bureau County, IL population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Bureau County's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-bureau-county-il-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)