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Thomson, IL

1,757 Population
2.2 square miles 791.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Carroll County: 45.4 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$8,924 ±$2,498 Per capita income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Carroll County: $32,110 ±$1,478
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,250 ±$25,351 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Carroll County: $60,758 ±$2,707
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.3% ±13.6% (71  ±48) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Carroll County: 14.2% † 1,976 (±2.3% / ±316)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.5 minutes ±5.4 (2,570  ±1,154) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Carroll County: 24.6 146,625 (±1.7 / ±11,563)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

166 ±36 Number of households
  • Carroll County: 6,578 ±242
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (334  ±73) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Carroll County: 2.1 13,953 (±0.1 / ±57)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.4% ±9.9% (5  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Carroll County: 7.4% † 192 (±2.5% / ±65)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

203 ±42 Number of housing units
  • Carroll County: 8,204 ±41
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$117,000 ±$27,683 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Carroll County: $114,500 ±$5,896
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19% ±8.4% (333  ±148.5) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Carroll County: 9.8% † 1,509 (±1.7% / ±264.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

69.8% ±11% (1,185  ±196.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Carroll County: 88.9% 10,313 (±4% / ±470.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
4.4% ±4.1% (75  ±70.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Carroll County: 17.8% † 2,059 (±1.8% / ±205.9)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.4% ±4.2% (201  ±74) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Carroll County: 2.4% 379
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.1% ±3.3% (139  ±57) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Carroll County: 8.6% † 1,105 (±1.3% / ±162)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
139 Total veterans ±57 133 Male ±57 6 Female ±8

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