Demographic Profile for Bond County, Illinois
In terms of total land area, Bond extends a total area of 380 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 47 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gilchrist, FL (47 per sq. mile ), Vermilion, LA (47 per sq. mile ), Scott, MS (47 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lincoln, OR (47 per sq. mile ), Paulding, OH (47 per sq. mile ), Deschutes, OR (47 per sq. mile ).
Bond County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 90.2 percent White, 7 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 9.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Bond has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 9.2 percent of the total population were minorities.
From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Bond internationally. The international migration into Bond accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bond County, Illinois to be 36.6 years old. The median in Bond is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median, when the median age was 36.9 years of age. With 20.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bond can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Bond County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 18,027 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 17,646. This growth represents an increase of 2.2 percent. Bond ranks 27 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 1,484 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Bond County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 90.2 percent White, 7 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 9.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Bond has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 9.2 percent of the total population were minorities.
From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Bond internationally. The international migration into Bond accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bond County, Illinois to be 36.6 years old. The median in Bond is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median, when the median age was 36.9 years of age. With 20.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bond can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Bond County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 18,027 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 17,646. This growth represents an increase of 2.2 percent. Bond ranks 27 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 1,484 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
