Granite City, Illinois Population History 1990 - 2018

Quick Facts

Granite City, Illinois is the 1,331st largest city in the United States as of 2018.

Granite City, Illinois is a city.

Granite City, Illinois is currently 14.1% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Granite City, Illinois's growth is extremely below average. 95% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
1321	Lake in the Hills, Illinois	28,835	19.7%
1322	West Springfield Town, Massachusetts	28,747
1323	Northampton, Massachusetts	28,726	-0.8%
1324	Rexburg, Idaho	28,687	61.2%
1325	Bella Vista, Arkansas	28,661	80.9%
1326	Burton, Michigan	28,652	-5.6%
1327	Englewood, New Jersey	28,624	9.2%
1328	Aberdeen, South Dakota	28,562	13.4%
1329	Burbank, Illinois	28,534	2.2%
1330	Schererville, Indiana	28,501	14.1%
1331	Granite City, Illinois	28,476	-10.7%
1332	Henderson, Kentucky	28,432	3.5%
1333	Eagle, Idaho	28,363	127.7%
1334	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	28,348	-7.4%
1335	Benicia, California	28,306	4.9%
1336	Monterey, California	28,289	-4.8%
1337	Jacksonville, Arkansas	28,287	-5.8%
1338	Enterprise, Alabama	28,269	33.5%
1339	Greenville, Texas	28,263	17.6%
1340	Melrose, Massachusetts	28,193	3.7%
1341	Newburgh, New York	28,164	-0.7%

Similarly Sized Cities In Illinois

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
681	Tinley Park	56,204	14.1%
689	Oak Lawn	55,511	0.5%
701	Berwyn	54,917	1.7%
705	Normal	54,742	19.9%
713	Mount Prospect	54,198	-3.5%
735	Wheaton	53,150	-4.3%
744	Oak Park	52,265	-0.4%
759	Hoffman Estates	51,197	3.0%
784	Downers Grove	49,387	-0.5%
831	Glenview	47,258	9.4%
841	Elmhurst	46,558	8.0%
866	Lombard	44,523	4.4%
875	Plainfield	44,138	221.1%
901	DeKalb	42,611	8.7%
914	Urbana	42,046	11.0%
916	Moline	41,902	-4.6%
935	Belleville	41,290	-2.5%
945	Bartlett	40,931	11.1%
948	Buffalo Grove	40,853	-5.5%
967	Quincy	40,042	-1.5%
968	Crystal Lake	40,036	4.4%
983	Romeoville	39,624	79.4%
985	Carol Stream	39,601	-2.2%
986	Streamwood	39,570	8.0%
1001	Wheeling	38,878	7.1%
1026	Hanover Park	37,747	-1.3%
1027	Carpentersville	37,744	21.2%
1028	Rock Island	37,678	-4.9%
1041	Park Ridge	37,240	-1.4%
1053	Addison	36,724	0.8%
1072	Calumet City	36,240	-7.1%
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%

Demographics

• Demographics For Granite City, Illinois
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Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2018	28,476	1,331
2017	28,746	1,315
2016	28,908	1,291
2015	29,054	1,286
2014	29,183	1,269
2013	29,375	1,254
2012	29,545	1,234
2011	29,733	1,219
2010	29,849	1,194
2009	30,695	1,145
2008	30,674	1,137
2007	30,665	1,117
2006	30,752	1,109
2005	30,948	1,090
2004	31,221	1,067
2003	31,485	1,049
2002	31,648	1,030
2001	31,787	1,016
2000	31,923	1,004
1990	33,132	839