Cary, Illinois Population History 1990 - 2018

Quick Facts

Cary, Illinois is the 2,011th largest city in the United States as of 2018.

Cary, Illinois is a village.

Cary, Illinois is currently 2.6% smaller than it was in 2010, the year of its peak recorded population.

Cary, Illinois's growth is about average. 40% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
2001	Sheridan, Wyoming	17,849	12.2%
2002	Harrison, New Jersey	17,836	23.6%
2003	Colonial Heights, Virginia	17,833	5.4%
2004	Santa Fe Springs, California	17,832	8.3%
2005	Natchitoches, Louisiana	17,831	-1.1%
2006	Fayetteville, Georgia	17,827	56.5%
2007	West Columbia, South Carolina	17,821	33.3%
2008	Canby, Oregon	17,817	38.5%
2009	Ocean Springs, Mississippi	17,809	3.1%
2010	Franklin Park, Illinois	17,808	-8.5%
2011	Cary, Illinois	17,788	14.0%
2012	Menasha, Wisconsin	17,771	8.3%
2013	Lackawanna, New York	17,768	-6.6%
2014	Takoma Park, Maryland	17,768	2.4%
2015	Gretna, Louisiana	17,730	1.0%
2016	Mattoon, Illinois	17,729	-2.7%
2017	Logansport, Indiana	17,728	-10.0%
2018	Centerville, Utah	17,700	21.0%
2019	Dumont, New Jersey	17,697	1.1%
2020	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	17,696	-4.3%
2021	Imperial, California	17,695	129.3%

Similarly Sized Cities In Illinois

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
1103	Oswego	35,237	153.5%
1139	Glendale Heights	33,928	6.0%
1154	Woodridge	33,566	7.8%
1165	Northbrook	33,167	-1.1%
1170	St. Charles	33,032	16.9%
1186	Elk Grove Village	32,458	-6.6%
1194	Pekin	32,255	-4.8%
1229	Mundelein	31,234	0.3%
1238	Algonquin	30,910	32.9%
1240	Danville	30,898	-10.1%
1248	Gurnee	30,576	5.6%
1256	Galesburg	30,432	-9.7%
1282	North Chicago	29,770	-17.2%
1291	Highland Park	29,622	-2.3%
1292	O'Fallon	29,584	32.8%
1293	Chicago Heights	29,571	-9.7%
1306	Niles	29,184	-2.8%
1321	Lake in the Hills	28,835	19.7%
1329	Burbank	28,534	2.2%
1331	Granite City	28,476	-10.7%
1352	Glen Ellyn	27,928	2.5%
1364	Lansing	27,657	-2.2%
1374	Huntley	27,440	341.2%
1375	Oak Forest	27,406	-2.8%
1378	Round Lake Beach	27,325	4.4%
1382	Wilmette	27,265	-1.2%
1399	West Chicago	27,045	13.2%
1401	McHenry	27,022	23.9%
1416	New Lenox	26,780	45.7%
1420	Vernon Hills	26,641	30.7%
1429	Alton	26,528	-12.9%
1443	East St. Louis	26,346	-16.5%
1444	Batavia	26,316	7.8%
1455	Kankakee	26,052	-5.7%
1480	Lockport	25,508	62.3%
1485	Carbondale	25,376	-3.3%
1495	Woodstock	25,268	24.3%
1498	Belvidere	25,194	18.8%
1514	Edwardsville	24,969	11.5%
1517	Melrose Park	24,925	7.5%
1537	Westmont	24,647	-1.0%
1538	Harvey	24,641	-17.7%
1541	Collinsville	24,621	-1.3%
1547	Homer Glen	24,582	9.5%
1568	Elmwood Park	24,263	-4.3%
1584	Freeport	23,920	-9.3%
1597	Rolling Meadows	23,748	-3.6%
1601	Zion	23,705	3.0%
1612	South Elgin	23,447	41.8%
1615	Lisle	23,394	3.4%
1619	Maywood	23,368	-13.3%
1621	Loves Park	23,342	14.7%
1628	Blue Island	23,112	-1.4%
1642	Morton Grove	22,943	2.3%
1652	Machesney Park	22,695	9.1%
1655	Roselle	22,656	-2.8%
1661	East Peoria	22,561	-0.5%
1663	Dolton	22,547	-11.8%
1693	Darien	21,954	-4.4%
1697	Bloomingdale	21,894	0.6%
1702	Geneva	21,861	10.5%
1714	Villa Park	21,695	-2.8%
1733	South Holland	21,503	-3.2%
1736	Park Forest	21,429	-8.8%
1766	Grayslake	20,903	11.5%
1767	East Moline	20,890	-2.7%
1789	Crest Hill	20,568	50.7%
1804	Mokena	20,375	38.2%
1806	Libertyville	20,359	-2.1%
1818	Charleston	20,186	-4.6%
1823	Yorkville	20,119	205.4%
1833	Lake Zurich	20,022	7.8%
1855	Montgomery	19,749	252.4%
1868	Lake Forest	19,544	-3.1%
1874	Bourbonnais	19,485	26.9%
1879	Matteson	19,464	49.3%
1890	Evergreen Park	19,325	-7.0%
1900	Frankfort	19,178	79.3%
1917	Homewood	18,885	-3.3%
1918	Alsip	18,880	-4.1%
1922	Bellwood	18,839	-8.1%
1926	Deerfield	18,779	1.3%
1929	Jacksonville	18,749	-6.2%
1953	Brookfield	18,494	-2.9%
1966	Round Lake	18,278	203.2%
1969	Bensenville	18,226	-12.1%
1980	Ottawa	18,128	-2.3%
1982	North Aurora	18,124	65.4%
1985	Sycamore	18,083	45.5%
2010	Franklin Park	17,808	-8.5%
2011	Cary	17,788	14.0%
2016	Mattoon	17,729	-2.7%
2025	Hinsdale	17,652	1.0%
2029	Marion	17,620	8.6%
2036	Godfrey	17,559	4.5%
2037	Macomb	17,559	-4.8%
2051	Shorewood	17,385	114.5%
2067	Palos Hills	17,195	-2.6%
2071	Lemont	17,155	26.8%
2105	Washington	16,704	42.3%
2127	Country Club Hills	16,511	1.9%
2138	Fairview Heights	16,448	9.6%
2155	Westchester	16,279	-3.1%
2163	Morton	16,218	4.9%
2164	Bridgeview	16,187	5.5%
2186	Prospect Heights	16,014	-6.0%
2243	La Grange	15,440	-0.9%
2259	Bradley	15,277	17.3%
2270	Dixon	15,165	-5.2%
2292	Morris	14,918	24.0%
2299	Mount Vernon	14,849	-9.2%
2323	Sterling	14,609	-7.5%
2336	Midlothian	14,476	0.9%
2349	Lindenhurst	14,328	11.8%
2360	Norridge	14,281	-1.9%
2364	Antioch	14,258	57.9%
2387	Chicago Ridge	14,050	-0.4%
2394	Cahokia	14,009	-14.3%
2413	Beach Park	13,867	36.4%
2419	Hickory Hills	13,834	-0.5%
2424	Forest Park	13,807	-11.8%
2434	Canton	13,720	-10.3%
2437	Wood Dale	13,717	0.8%
2440	Hazel Crest	13,694	-7.5%
2443	Lincoln	13,685	-10.8%
2448	Wauconda	13,620	41.0%
2477	Swansea	13,449	22.2%
2478	Richton Park	13,409	6.6%
2481	Western Springs	13,404	6.7%
2491	La Grange Park	13,296	0.1%
2497	Warrenville	13,260	-0.7%
2507	Riverdale	13,205	-12.1%
2508	Streator	13,196	-6.9%
2523	Shiloh	13,109	50.6%
2528	Channahon	13,086	64.9%
2550	Glen Carbon	12,959	22.1%
2565	Herrin	12,838	11.9%
2584	Justice	12,710	4.2%
2588	Rantoul	12,691	-1.8%
2589	Chatham	12,674	46.0%
2594	Effingham	12,627	1.9%
2595	Palos Heights	12,626	11.5%
2623	Markham	12,418	-2.4%
2628	Kewanee	12,400	-4.4%
2629	Winnetka	12,385	-0.6%
2634	Centralia	12,368	-14.0%
2640	Lincolnwood	12,349	0.0%
2660	Northlake	12,235	3.0%
2759	Plano	11,670	104.2%
2787	Schiller Park	11,515	-2.1%
2814	Minooka	11,352	176.4%
2824	Pontiac	11,285	-5.6%
2841	Campton Hills	11,192	22.0%
2842	Summit	11,188	5.2%
2892	River Forest	10,903	-6.1%
2911	Burr Ridge	10,801	0.3%
2913	Crestwood	10,770	-4.3%
2946	Worth	10,563	-4.3%
2956	Roscoe	10,526	65.7%
2969	Taylorville	10,491	-17.0%
2970	Fox Lake	10,481	13.5%
2973	Lyons	10,469	2.2%
2980	Waterloo	10,456	27.6%
2995	Columbia	10,401	30.0%
3007	Sauk Village	10,346	-0.6%
3015	Troy	10,302	20.4%
3023	Barrington	10,274	0.8%
3052	Wood River	10,163	-10.0%
3091	River Grove	9,979	-6.3%
3109	Itasca	9,867	18.0%
3112	Highland	9,850	15.4%
3125	Sugar Grove	9,803	138.9%
3128	Peru	9,798	-0.5%
3151	Winfield	9,690	9.6%
3207	Steger	9,331	-3.8%
3219	Bethalto	9,298	-2.8%
3227	Flossmoor	9,237	-1.1%
3232	Lynwood	9,213	15.2%
3250	Harvard	9,130	12.1%
3259	Rochelle	9,103	-5.9%
3266	LaSalle	9,064	-8.3%
3277	Monmouth	8,998	-8.2%
3281	Manteno	8,991	37.3%
3285	Pingree Grove	8,976	4700.0%

Demographics

• Demographics For Cary, Illinois
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Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2018	17,788	2,011
2017	17,885	1,993
2016	17,840	1,993
2015	17,965	1,972
2014	17,991	1,950
2013	18,025	1,939
2012	18,139	1,924
2011	18,189	1,903
2010	18,271	1,875
2009	19,651	1,729
2008	19,531	1,727
2007	19,498	1,724
2006	19,374	1,710
2005	18,928	1,720
2004	18,533	1,737
2003	18,017	1,753
2002	16,975	1,846
2001	15,614	1,952
2000	15,600	1,936
1990	10,099	2,422