Maywood Population History 1990 - 2023

Maywood Population Facts

What is the current population of Maywood?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Maywood is 22,880. Maywood, Illinois is the 1,708th largest city in the US.

What county is Maywood, Illinois in?

Maywood is located entirely in Cook County.

What is the size of Maywood, Illinois in square miles?

Maywood has an area of 2.7 square miles.

What was the peak population of Maywood?

The peak population of Maywood was in 1990, when its population was 27,147. In 1990, Maywood was the 1,030th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 1,708th largest city in the US. Maywood is currently 15.7% smaller than it was in 1990.

How quickly is Maywood shrinking?

Maywood has shrunk 15.1% since the year 2000. Maywood, Illinois's growth is extremely below average. 98% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Maywood, Illinois?

Maywood has a population density of 8,853.4 people per square mile. Maywood has the 8th highest population density in Illinois.

Maywood Demographics

What is the voting age population of Maywood, Illinois?

The total voting age population of Maywood, Illinois, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 16,932. The voting age population is 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

What percentage of Maywood, Illinois residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.9% of the residents of Maywood are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Maywood, Illinois?

The racial demographics of Maywood are 68.6% Black, 18.2% White, 10.2% Other, 2.2% Two or more races, 0.5% Asian and 0.2% American Indian. Additionally, 26.9% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Maywood, Illinois residents are below the poverty line?

In Maywood, 15.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 24.7%. On a per-household basis, 12.9% of families are below the poverty line in Maywood.

What percentage of Maywood, Illinois residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 63.6% of Maywood residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Maywood, Illinois residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 80.9% of Maywood residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 13.3% have a bachelor's degree and 4.9% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Maywood, Illinois residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Maywood residents aged 5 and older, 26.0% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 24.7% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.7% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.3% speak an Asian language.

Maywood Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Maywood, Illinois?

The unemployment rate in Maywood is 11.5%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Maywood, Illinois residents work for the government?

In Maywood, 14.9% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Maywood, Illinois?

The median household income in Maywood is $50,176.

Maywood Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Maywood, Illinois?

In Maywood, 61.0% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Maywood, Illinois?

Renters occupy 39.0% of housing units in Maywood.

What percentage of Maywood, Illinois housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Maywood, 51.4% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Maywood, Illinois housing units were built after 2000?

In Maywood, 3.0% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 270 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Maywood, Illinois?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Maywood is $965.

What percentage of households in Maywood, Illinois have broadband internet?

In Maywood, 70.1% of households have an active broadband internet connection.