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Chalmers township, McDonough County, IL

532 Population
26.6 square miles 20 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

62 ±6.8 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in McDonough County: 34.9 ±0.6
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,668 ±$9,569 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in McDonough County: $32,219 ±$1,751
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
N/A Median household income

10.2% ±9.8% (54  ±55) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in McDonough County: 17.2% † 4,194 (±2.1% / ±500)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

10.6 minutes ±9 (2,195  ±914) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in McDonough County: 18.6 218,995 (±1.5 / ±19,485)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

284 ±95 Number of households
  • McDonough County: 11,856 ±321
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.9 (532  ±171) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in McDonough County: 2.1 24,249 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

15.6% ±20.3% (12  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in McDonough County: 4.1% † 280 (±1.5% / ±103)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

385 ±121 Number of housing units
  • McDonough County: 13,587 ±47
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$238,400 ±$131,780 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in McDonough County: $107,500 ±$6,960
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.7% ±10.8% (66  ±59.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in McDonough County: 22.8% † 6,069 (±3% / ±795)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.6% ±40.7% (436  ±117.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in McDonough County: 94.2% 15,514 (±4.2% / ±707.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
46.9% ±12.8% (214  ±91.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in McDonough County: 31.4% 5,175 (±2.6% / ±428.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about 1.3 times 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

1.5% ±2.4% (8  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in McDonough County: 2.7% 714
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±6.5% (36  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in McDonough County: 5.2% † 1,153 (±0.8% / ±178)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
36 Total veterans ±33 26 Male ±22 10 Female ±15

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