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Largest senior population, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585298,803−9%

02Rockford, ILIL147,38421,109+3%

03Springfield, ILIL112,98916,096+3%

04Peoria, ILIL110,92016,033−2%

05Decatur, ILIL67,88413,399−1%

06Skokie, ILIL66,54412,386+0%

07Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21612,221+32%

08Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45012,015+6%

09Joliet, ILIL152,24111,709+6%

10Des Plaines, ILIL58,77210,105+25%

11Aurora, ILIL181,5058,940+6%

12Orland Park, ILIL57,9548,372+139%

13Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3958,340+30%

14Niles, ILIL30,4438,333+20%

15Elgin, ILIL115,4768,089+2%

16Quincy, ILIL38,9188,023+0%

17Evanston, ILIL76,3808,014−11%

18Naperville, ILIL153,1147,991+71%

19Park Ridge, ILIL38,4637,421+8%

20Berwyn, ILIL55,0017,281−25%

21Schaumburg, ILIL77,2497,152+43%

22Belleville, ILIL40,2377,106−13%

23Downers Grove, ILIL50,3656,989+23%

24Waukegan, ILIL87,9406,947−7%

25Elmhurst, ILIL46,1116,824+14%

26Moline, ILIL42,3626,742−3%

27Glenview, ILIL47,7116,682+40%

28Rock Island, ILIL36,2256,470−8%

29Bloomington, ILIL78,8046,438+3%

30Northbrook, ILIL34,7446,240+33%

31Wheaton, ILIL54,0656,226+30%

32Lombard, ILIL44,3996,138+24%

33Galesburg, ILIL28,5816,093+1%

34Cicero, ILIL81,8586,066−34%

35Palatine, ILIL65,8425,764+66%

36Champaign, ILIL91,1955,678+10%

37Danville, ILIL28,1385,642−5%

38Pekin, ILIL31,2775,303+6%

39Tinley Park, ILIL55,1405,196+58%

40Granite City, ILIL26,8075,094+1%

41Oak Park, ILIL52,8235,007−17%

42Calumet City, ILIL34,7984,975−16%

43Alton, ILIL25,0134,887−14%

44Morton Grove, ILIL24,5824,836+15%

45Freeport, ILIL23,2024,781−0%

46Wilmette, ILIL27,4594,748+10%

47Highland Park, ILIL30,7674,726+25%

48Lansing, ILIL28,0684,426+6%

49Westchester, ILIL16,3004,273+4%

50Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6754,219−13%

51Norridge, ILIL14,8084,214+13%

52Elk Grove, ILIL31,8854,086+67%

53East St. Louis, ILIL17,6823,957−11%

54Burbank, ILIL28,5783,921+4%

55South Holland, ILIL20,7493,921+3%

56East Peoria, ILIL22,0883,908+17%

57Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8123,883+89%

58Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5083,881−6%

59Westmont, ILIL24,1553,866+35%

60Kankakee, ILIL23,4003,671−15%

61Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2833,652−23%

62Collinsville, ILIL23,7173,619+2%

63Wheeling, ILIL38,3913,526+43%

64East Moline, ILIL20,4533,461+15%

65Normal, ILIL53,2753,457+36%

66Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2883,410+47%

67Urbana, ILIL39,7193,395+3%

68Mattoon, ILIL16,6673,304−4%

69Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8583,297+61%

70Ottawa, ILIL18,6843,285−2%

71Homewood, ILIL18,7733,209+2%

72Marion, ILIL17,1483,199+10%

73Jacksonville, ILIL17,7523,192−6%

74DeKalb, ILIL40,4673,150+31%

75Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1873,145−5%

76Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7503,075+19%

77Addison, ILIL35,7583,032+44%

78Palos Hills, ILIL18,0283,015+32%

79Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0392,953+21%

80Lake Forest, ILIL19,7312,925+42%

81Brookfield, ILIL18,8792,908−9%

82La Grange Park, ILIL13,4532,901−6%

83Godfrey, ILIL17,6202,897+384%

84Palos Heights, ILIL12,0842,868+52%

85St. Charles, ILIL33,5942,844+33%

86Darien, ILIL22,0322,816+62%

87Canton, ILIL13,2972,809−3%

88Morton, ILIL17,5652,791+35%

89Centralia, ILIL11,8632,771−5%

90Park Forest, ILIL21,0792,705+4%

91Streator, ILIL12,1902,690−4%

92Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4762,682+67%

93Kewanee, ILIL12,1152,650−7%

94Sterling, ILIL14,3942,617+5%

95Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6902,610+44%

96Maywood, ILIL23,3302,591+12%

97Franklin Park, ILIL18,0452,590−8%

98Harvey, ILIL19,8492,586+5%

99Oak Forest, ILIL26,7922,577+34%

100Villa Park, ILIL21,8882,574−1%

101Lincoln, ILIL12,9812,572−7%

102Belvidere, ILIL25,4622,546+21%

103Melrose Park, ILIL23,9362,522−19%

104Edwardsville, ILIL26,4632,518+11%

105Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1752,466+16%

106Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8032,409+80%

107Libertyville, ILIL20,7012,406+28%

108Deerfield, ILIL19,6422,402+53%

109Dixon, ILIL14,5822,374−2%

110McHenry, ILIL29,2172,367−3%

111Batavia, ILIL26,5862,366+12%

112Dolton, ILIL20,6712,363−26%

113Bensenville, ILIL18,5252,337+16%

114Carol Stream, ILIL39,3152,309+42%

115Macomb, ILIL14,5302,295+0%

116Blue Island, ILIL21,8052,288−19%

117Herrin, ILIL12,2682,277−7%

118Loves Park, ILIL23,7122,259+23%

119Taylorville, ILIL10,5222,259+4%

120Effingham, ILIL12,4062,243+4%

121Streamwood, ILIL38,2772,229+116%

122Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212,217+6%

123Alsip, ILIL18,4832,196+30%

124Hinsdale, ILIL17,5732,196+2%

125La Grange, ILIL15,9352,105−2%

126Peru, ILIL9,7802,100+10%

127Gurnee, ILIL30,4582,075+123%

128Bartlett, ILIL40,8552,057+126%

129Charleston, ILIL17,4662,038−3%

130Crestwood, ILIL10,5292,017+24%

131Woodstock, ILIL25,7401,981+1%

132Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5521,949+43%

133Morris, ILIL14,6691,942+7%

134O'Fallon, ILIL32,6561,941+38%

135Machesney Park, ILIL22,8051,928+43%

136Mundelein, ILIL32,6801,924+35%

137Carbondale, ILIL21,8111,923+1%

138Zion, ILIL24,4471,919+8%

139Forest Park, ILIL13,8291,916−21%

140Wood River, ILIL10,2241,913+0%

141Wood Dale, ILIL14,0811,908+40%

142Oak Brook, ILIL8,1081,901+59%

143Roselle, ILIL22,7561,888+33%

144North Riverside, ILIL7,1611,880+1%

145Lemont, ILIL18,5131,852+143%

146Harrisburg, ILIL7,9221,845−5%

147Northlake, ILIL12,4621,833−6%

148LaSalle, ILIL9,3881,830−13%

149Western Springs, ILIL13,5881,804−2%

150Paris, ILIL8,0261,782−6%

151Olney, ILIL8,3471,768−2%

152Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1011,745+38%

153Geneva, ILIL21,1381,732+34%

154Bradley, ILIL15,2141,715+8%

155River Grove, ILIL10,4091,713−19%

156West Frankfort, ILIL7,1051,708−12%

157Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7611,706−4%

158Willowbrook, ILIL9,1261,702+53%

159Lisle, ILIL23,4321,664+73%

160Murphysboro, ILIL6,9771,662−6%

161Woodridge, ILIL34,0281,642+63%

162North Chicago, ILIL34,0501,640−5%

163Jerseyville, ILIL8,4091,629+9%

164River Forest, ILIL11,3931,624−16%

165Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0361,620+16%

166Carpentersville, ILIL37,0451,619+35%

167Bellwood, ILIL18,1161,618+1%

168Winnetka, ILIL12,5181,613+3%

169Metropolis, ILIL5,7271,610−7%

170Pontiac, ILIL10,8061,602−4%

171Princeton, ILIL7,6741,597+7%

172Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6551,584+44%

173Hanover Park, ILIL36,5681,576+67%

174Swansea, ILIL14,3561,575+20%

175Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0241,568+20%

176Salem, ILIL7,0351,553+7%

177Worth, ILIL10,6961,549+13%

178Benton, ILIL6,5581,544−10%

179Lockport, ILIL27,8221,538+24%

180Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7231,532+3%

181Monmouth, ILIL8,5991,526−12%

182Rock Falls, ILIL8,5211,525+4%

183Highland, ILIL10,0421,524+12%

184Markham, ILIL11,2741,507+28%

185Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1791,478+133%

186Rantoul, ILIL11,9911,464+48%

187Midlothian, ILIL13,8411,429+0%

188Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6581,426+24%

189Robinson, ILIL7,2831,420−2%

190Washington, ILIL15,9021,413+19%

191Matteson, ILIL18,5431,393+83%

192Geneseo, ILIL6,5051,383+10%

193Litchfield, ILIL6,5981,382−1%

194Riverside, ILIL8,9391,371−5%

195Rochelle, ILIL9,4981,362+5%

196Mendota, ILIL6,8941,347−3%

197Du Quoin, ILIL5,5691,338−7%

198Bethalto, ILIL9,2021,336+18%

199Lyons, ILIL10,4331,334−13%

200Flossmoor, ILIL9,3581,315+26%

201Glencoe, ILIL8,7241,308+7%

202Sycamore, ILIL19,0831,308+2%

203Barrington, ILIL10,5861,287+8%

204Fox Lake, ILIL10,8491,281+2%

205Hillside, ILIL8,1401,273+0%

206Pana, ILIL5,0101,248−5%

207Schiller Park, ILIL11,3171,232+22%

208New Lenox, ILIL28,8931,231+65%

209Algonquin, ILIL30,8241,230+105%

210Crest Hill, ILIL20,6951,229+27%

211Waterloo, ILIL11,1321,221+18%

212Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8251,219+60%

213Columbia, ILIL10,8651,204+54%

214Romeoville, ILIL41,2811,197+138%

215Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9021,191+41%

216Vandalia, ILIL7,1081,191−11%

217Clinton, ILIL6,7811,186−14%

218Silvis, ILIL7,9791,183+27%

219Glenwood, ILIL8,4161,172−1%

220Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8981,146+62%

221Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2151,141+57%

222East Alton, ILIL5,6211,132−13%

223Stickney, ILIL6,8971,127−2%

224Northfield, ILIL5,6321,125+56%

225Summit, ILIL10,7531,104−4%

226Carlinville, ILIL5,4651,102+3%

227West Chicago, ILIL25,2961,099+6%

228Steger, ILIL9,3521,093+23%

229Wauconda, ILIL13,9931,074+63%

230Frankfort, ILIL21,3651,064+56%

231Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8681,062+75%

232Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7671,061−24%

233North Aurora, ILIL19,4061,044+60%

234Chillicothe, ILIL6,0331,041+11%

235Bartonville, ILIL5,8041,040+36%

236Eureka, ILIL5,1291,029+15%

237Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8441,029+338%

238Beach Park, ILIL14,1141,027+27%

239Spring Valley, ILIL5,4081,025+0%

240Crete, ILIL8,3451,024+43%

241Monticello, ILIL6,0801,021+26%

242Chester, ILIL6,8471,020−8%

243Greenville, ILIL7,4691,016+18%

244Huntley, ILIL29,132998+318%

245Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963987+160%

246Riverdale, ILIL10,280961−48%

247Richton Park, ILIL12,483956−5%

248Cary, ILIL17,932948+45%

249Itasca, ILIL9,488946+34%

250Countryside, ILIL6,260943+2%

251Manteno, ILIL9,201930+109%

252Oswego, ILIL39,948929+85%

253South Elgin, ILIL25,656922+31%

254Mokena, ILIL19,897911+140%

255Sandwich, ILIL7,380910−2%

256Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681908−6%

257Beardstown, ILIL5,691891−5%

258Justice, ILIL12,285886+25%

259Broadview, ILIL7,871881−21%

260Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130852+96%

261Grayslake, ILIL21,140841+32%

262Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810839+176%

263Plainfield, ILIL50,043818+76%

264Inverness, ILIL7,418803+68%

265Mascoutah, ILIL9,239802+5%

266Milan, ILIL5,028799+4%

267Warrenville, ILIL15,211797+50%

268Montgomery, ILIL21,978796+55%

269Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989775+22%

270Sauk, ILIL9,624772+94%

271Berkeley, ILIL5,141769−11%

272Hillsboro, ILIL6,184768−20%

273Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590768+151%

274Marengo, ILIL7,737760+14%

275Antioch, ILIL15,000751+19%

276Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563729+14%

277Harvard, ILIL9,504728−5%

278South Beloit, ILIL7,996698+23%

279Gages Lake, ILIL10,819694+45%

280Calumet Park, ILIL6,772687−7%

281Wilmington, ILIL5,614674+9%

282Winfield, ILIL10,146671+43%

283Savoy, ILIL9,113664+76%

284Troy, ILIL11,893655+44%

285Highwood, ILIL5,323651−6%

286Carterville, ILIL5,839627+25%

287Chatham, ILIL14,579620+106%

288Yorkville, ILIL26,730609+44%

289Coal City, ILIL5,831605+1%

290Long Grove, ILIL8,343602+57%

291Maryville, ILIL8,413601+76%

292Lynwood, ILIL9,297554+31%

293Posen, ILIL5,405550+5%

294Willow Springs, ILIL5,788544+39%

295Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525540+37%

296Plano, ILIL12,677533+16%

297Rockton, ILIL7,870520+27%

298Shiloh, ILIL14,604514+215%

299Mount Zion, ILIL5,880500+47%

300Shorewood, ILIL18,536472+56%

301Park City, ILIL7,893470+17%

302Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887470+70%

303University Park, ILIL7,019468+31%

304West Dundee, ILIL8,570461+14%

305Braidwood, ILIL6,259460+57%

306Monee, ILIL5,119456+256%

307Roscoe, ILIL11,034417+166%

308Johnsburg, ILIL6,445411–

309Channahon, ILIL14,530387+101%

310Genoa, ILIL5,547381−2%

311Island Lake, ILIL8,047361+82%

312Round Lake, ILIL18,526345+21%

313Mahomet, ILIL10,516337+40%

314Hampshire, ILIL9,266327+22%

315Lake Villa, ILIL8,692323+2%

316Orland Hills, ILIL6,663278+59%

317Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679267+110%

318South Barrington, ILIL5,071256+131%

319Elburn, ILIL7,084252+57%

320Manhattan, ILIL10,943244+11%

321Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262226+190%

322Minooka, ILIL12,899217+76%

323Spring Grove, ILIL5,526207+234%

324Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381183+63%

325Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560175+43%

326Lakemoor, ILIL6,449129+59%

327Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206111+95%

328Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59391+30%

329Gilberts, ILIL9,08251+50%

330Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54524−29%

331Volo, ILIL6,80521–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS