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Cass, Morgan, Scott, Greene, Macoupin, Jersey & Calhoun Counties PUMA, IL

136,278 Population
3,225 square miles 42.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$28,443 ±$1,391 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $37,728 ±$260
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$55,864 ±$3,793 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $69,187 ±$585
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

14.6% ±2.5% (19,176  ±3,314) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,420,542 (±0.3% / ±37,778)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

26.3 minutes ±1.5 (1,533,595  ±111,568) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 29.6 173,417,540 (±0.2 / ±1,112,269)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

53,743 ±1,854 Number of households
  • Illinois: 4,866,006 ±12,627
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0.1 (131,287  ±2,169) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,375,014 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.3% ±2.5% (1,506  ±705) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,037 (±0.2% / ±6,353)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

65,199 ±885 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,388,210 ±605
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$105,500 ±$4,976 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $209,100 ±$1,514
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.4% ±2.1% (19,519  ±2,867.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 12.1% 1,522,480 (±0.3% / ±33,672.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

90% ±3.8% (86,216  ±3,804.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 89.9% 7,812,057 (±0.5% / ±41,528.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
16.8% ±1.9% (16,107  ±1,786.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 35.8% 3,108,972 (±0.3% / ±24,241.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

3.6% ±0.3% (4,649  ±430.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Illinois: 23.2% 2,779,838 (±0.1% / ±16,142.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

1.6% ±0.6% (2,113  ±818) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 13.9% 1,766,492 (±0.2% / ±24,346)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.8% ±0.9% (9,555  ±954) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5.4% 526,153 (±0.1% / ±9,859)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
9,555 Total veterans ±954 9,371 Male ±945 184 Female ±138

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