Editing Alexander County, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 626
|1830= 1390
|1840= 3313
|1850= 2484
|1860= 4707
|1870= 10564
|1880= 14808
|1890= 16563
|1900= 19384
|1910= 22741
|1920= 23980
|1930= 22542
|1940= 25496
|1950= 20316
|1960= 16061
|1970= 12015
|1980= 12264
|1990= 10626
|2000= 9590
|2010= 8238
|2020= 5240
|estyear= 2024
|estimate= 4594
|align-fn=right
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 3, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 3, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt |access-date=July 3, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=July 3, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17003.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150242/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17003.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=July 3, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 Census">{{Cite web |title=2020 Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US17003 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Alexander County, Illinois age pyramid.svg|thumb|right|2000 census age pyramid for Alexander County.]]}}

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 8,238 people, 3,329 households, and 2,093 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032633/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17003 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|35.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 4,006 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.0|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213183743/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17003 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 60.9% white, 35.4% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 13.9% were [[Germans|German]], 6.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 5.3% were [[English people|English]], and 4.7% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{Cite web |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032532/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17003 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the 3,329&nbsp;households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.1% were non-families, and 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 41.1 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $28,833 and the median income for a family was $44,699. Males had a median income of $35,880 versus $25,743 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,858. About 11.8% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{Cite web |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011626/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17003 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2020 census===
Between 2010 and 2020, the population of Alexander County decreased to 5,240. The 36.4% decline was the largest of any of the 3,138 U.S. counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Population and Housing Data |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |access-date=August 21, 2021 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Although the population of the county had been decreasing for decades, the closure of the Tamms Correctional Center in 2013 probably caused an acceleration of the decline in the 2010s.<ref name="Ruch" />

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Alexander County racial composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US17003&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US17003&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|4,983
|3,274
|60.49%
|62.48%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,908
|1,612
|35.3%
|30.76%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|25
|22
|0.3%
|0.42%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|16
|6
|0.19%
|0.11%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|0
|0.07%
|0.0%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|5
|8
|0.06%
|0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|140
|236
|1.7%
|4.5%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|155
|82
|1.88%
|1.56%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,238'''
|'''5,240'''
|
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,240 people, 2,154 households, and 1,357 families residing in the county.