Demographic Profile for Moultrie County, Illinois
In terms of total land area, Moultrie encompasses a total area of 336 square miles. This area has a low density of 43 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Davison, SD (43 per sq. mile ), Kendall, TX (43 per sq. mile ), Adair, KY (43 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Carroll, AR (43 per sq. mile ), Scott, VA (43 per sq. mile ), Pinal, AZ (43 per sq. mile ).
Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Moultrie from outside the country. The immigration into Moultrie totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
Moultrie County, Illinois has a population that is made of 98.5 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Moultrie has increased the percent of minority population when 0.7 percent of the people were minorities.
The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Moultrie County, Illinois to be 39.8 years of age. The median in Moultrie is greater than the median in Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.8 years old. With 23.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Moultrie can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 17.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
Moultrie County, Illinois had an estimated population of 14,510 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 14,340. This growth denotes an increase of 1.2 percent. Moultrie ranks 36 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 1,693 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Moultrie from outside the country. The immigration into Moultrie totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
Moultrie County, Illinois has a population that is made of 98.5 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Moultrie has increased the percent of minority population when 0.7 percent of the people were minorities.
The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Moultrie County, Illinois to be 39.8 years of age. The median in Moultrie is greater than the median in Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.8 years old. With 23.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Moultrie can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 17.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
Moultrie County, Illinois had an estimated population of 14,510 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 14,340. This growth denotes an increase of 1.2 percent. Moultrie ranks 36 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 1,693 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
