Overview
          3,290
                  Total Population
                35.3
                  Median age
                50.33%
                  Female population %
                98.7:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                20-24 years
                  Largest age group
                59.1
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                62
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Carlyle's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Carlyle is 35.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Carlyle's population under 18 was 20.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Carlyle's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Carlyle, 18.51% were under the age of 15, 23.40% aged 15 to 29, 39.45% aged 30 to 64, 16.29% aged 65 to 84, and 2.34% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 22 more females than males in Carlyle:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.33% females and 49.67% males in Carlyle, IL.
- The Carlyle, IL gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 192.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 197.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Carlyle's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Carlyle population: 91.03% are White, 1.79% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 7.02% are multiracial.
- Carlyle's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 62 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,228 (98.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Carlyle is White with a population of 2,995 (91.03% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Carlyle's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 3,429 in the year 2002
- From 2000 to 2010, Carlyle's population decreased by 123 (3.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Carlyle's population decreased by 52 (1.58%), 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, Carlyle's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,173.
 
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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)
