Grand Tower, IL Demographics

A map of Grand Tower's Population by Race

Grand Tower, Illinois had a population of 479 in 2020. It was 94.4% White, 0.2% Black, 0.0% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.0% Native American/Other, and 4.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Grand Tower, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Grand Tower is the 935th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Grand Tower's White Population

452 residents of Grand Tower identify as White, or 94.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Grand Tower considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Grand Tower is ranked #259 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Grand Tower is more White than neighboring Gorham (89% White), and New Wells (87.5% White). Grand Tower is less White than neighboring Altenburg (97.1% White), Frohna (99.6% White), and Shawneetown (96.2% White).

Grand Tower's Black Population

1 residents of Grand Tower identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Grand Tower less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Grand Tower is ranked #1010 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Grand Tower is more Black than neighboring Altenburg (0% Black), New Wells (0% Black), and Shawneetown (0% Black). Grand Tower is less Black than neighboring Gorham (0.6% Black), and Frohna (0.4% Black).

Grand Tower's Asian Population

0 residents of Grand Tower identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Grand Tower slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Grand Tower is ranked #1026 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Grand Tower is less Asian than neighboring Altenburg (0.9% Asian).

Grand Tower's Hispanic Population

7 residents of Grand Tower identify as Hispanic, or 1.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Grand Tower less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Grand Tower is ranked #1099 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Grand Tower is more Hispanic than neighboring Altenburg (0% Hispanic), and Frohna (0% Hispanic). Grand Tower is less Hispanic than neighboring Gorham (7.5% Hispanic), New Wells (2.5% Hispanic), and Shawneetown (2.3% Hispanic).

Grand Tower's Native American/Other Population

0 residents of Grand Tower identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Grand Tower roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Illinois (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Grand Tower is ranked #1139 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Grand Tower is less Native American/Other than neighboring Gorham (0.6% Native American/Other).

Grand Tower's Multiracial Population

19 residents of Grand Tower identify as Multiracial, or 4.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Grand Tower roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Grand Tower is ranked #515 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Grand Tower is more Multiracial than neighboring Gorham (2.3% Multiracial), Altenburg (2.1% Multiracial), Frohna (0% Multiracial), and Shawneetown (1.5% Multiracial). Grand Tower is less Multiracial than neighboring New Wells (10% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.