Henderson County, IL Population

Overview

6,485

Total Population

50.1

Median age

50.08%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

69.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

121

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Henderson County is 50.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Henderson County's population under 18 was 18.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Henderson County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Henderson County, 15.10% were under the age of 15, 14.70% aged 15 to 29, 44.49% aged 30 to 64, 21.65% aged 65 to 84, and 4.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 more females than males in Henderson County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.08% females and 49.92% males in Henderson County, IL.
The Henderson County, IL gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 304.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 286.

Henderson County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Henderson County population: 96.61% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 0.34% are some other race and 2.91% are multiracial.
Henderson County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 121 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,364 (98.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Henderson County is White with a population of 6,265 (96.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,152 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Henderson County's population decreased by 808 (9.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Henderson County's population decreased by 1,010 (13.75%), 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, Henderson County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,151.