Golf, Illinois demographics

Golf, IL demographics: median age 51.3; 74.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

Golf has 509 residents. Below 1,000, most survey estimates on this page have wide margins of error, so this detail page is kept for reference but not offered to search engines. The main Golf profile summarizes the measures that can be compared reliably.

ACS 2020–2024 · Golf village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1730328. The survey estimates a population of 518 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Golf is 51.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.5 years. There are 183 households (±60). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 51.3 ±7.5 39.0 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 518
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Under 18 132 ±32 25.5% ±9.0 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 32 ±31 · low precision 6.2% ±5.7 pp · low precision 22.7% 22.8%
35–64 249 ±60 48.1% ±17.0 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 105 ±33 20.3% ±3.5 pp 17.0% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 518
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Male 272 ±68 52.5% ±18.8 pp 49.4% 49.5%
Female 246 ±72 47.5% ±6.7 pp 50.6% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 518
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
White alone 427 ±120 82.4% ±9.4 pp 61.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision 13.6% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 38 ±28 · low precision 7.3% ±5.1 pp · low precision 6.0% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 4 ±8 · low precision 0.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision 7.9% 7.1%
Two or more races 49 ±22 9.5% ±3.5 pp 10.9% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 518
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 482 ±132 93.1% ±8.9 pp 81.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 36 ±11 6.9% ±1.2 pp 18.8% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 183
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Married-couple family 143 ±50 78.1% ±9.5 pp 45.3% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±7.1 pp · low precision 4.9% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 7 ±6 · low precision 3.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision 11.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 32 ±26 · low precision 17.5% ±13.0 pp · low precision 31.2% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 1 ±2 · low precision 0.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision 6.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 183
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Households with people under 18 62 ±17 33.9% ±14.5 pp 28.6% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 121 ±55 66.1% ±20.8 pp 71.4% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 183
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 32 ±26 · low precision 17.5% ±13.0 pp · low precision 31.2% 28.7%
Two-person households 80 ±42 · low precision 43.7% ±18.0 pp 32.3% 33.8%
Three-person households 14 ±15 · low precision 7.7% ±8.0 pp · low precision 14.7% 15.3%
Four-person households 42 ±21 · low precision 23.0% ±9.0 pp 12.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 13 ±18 · low precision 7.1% ±9.4 pp · low precision 5.8% 5.9%
Six-person households 2 ±14 · low precision 1.1% ±7.4 pp · low precision 2.1% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±10.0 pp · low precision 1.3% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 518
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Native 437 ±121 84.4% ±8.7 pp 85.3% 85.9%
Foreign born 81 ±32 15.6% ±4.7 pp 14.7% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 494
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
English only 413 ±119 83.6% ±9.8 pp 76.0% 77.7%
Spanish 32 ±10 6.5% ±1.1 pp 14.0% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 33 ±33 · low precision 6.7% ±6.4 pp · low precision 2.5% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 8 ±9 · low precision 1.6% ±1.8 pp · low precision 2.6% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 2 ±4 · low precision 0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 2 ±5 · low precision 0.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 1 ±4 · low precision 0.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision 1.0% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 3 ±4 · low precision 0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 371
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Less than high school graduate 28 ±48 · low precision 7.5% ±12.6 pp · low precision 9.5% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 22 ±15 · low precision 5.9% ±3.7 pp · low precision 25.1% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 36 ±26 · low precision 9.7% ±6.4 pp · low precision 19.2% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 9 ±10 · low precision 2.4% ±2.6 pp · low precision 8.3% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 135 ±55 36.4% ±10.4 pp 22.6% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 141 ±49 38.0% ±7.1 pp 15.3% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 516
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Same house 494 ±131 95.7% ±6.0 pp 88.9% 87.7%
Moved within same county 20 ±17 · low precision 3.9% ±3.1 pp · low precision 6.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision 2.4% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 2 ±3 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.4% of Golf residents (±4.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 100.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Golf Illinois U.S. Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 4.4% ±4.3 pp · low precision 6.9% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 100.0% ±0.0 pp 90.8% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 3.1% ±2.2 pp · low precision 4.8% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Golf . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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