Royal Lakes, Illinois

Template:Geobox Royal Lakes is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. The population was 190 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Royal Lakes is located at 39°6′45″N 89°57′43″W (39.112532, -89.961892).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (9.80%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 190 people, 80 households, and 46 families residing in the village. The population density was 408.1 people per square mile (156.1/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 259.9/sq mi (99.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 15.79% White, 80.53% African American, 0.53% Native American, 1.05% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 80 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $17,708, and the median income for a family was $21,042. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,049. About 19.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 27.8% of those sixty five or over.