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Edwards County Community Unit School District 1, IL

5,474 Population
227.3 square miles 24.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Edwards County: 44.7 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,732 ±$3,423 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Edwards County: $34,238 ±$3,099
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,445 ±$5,429 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Edwards County: $60,519 ±$3,712
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.6% ±4.9% (955  ±270) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Edwards County: 16.5% † 996 (±3.8% / ±231)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22 minutes ±2.1 (53,330  ±6,596) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Edwards County: 23.4 62,030 (±1.9 / ±6,030)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,353 ±121 Number of households
  • Edwards County: 2,666 ±82
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (5,457  ±273) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Edwards County: 2.3 6,058 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.6% ±3.1% (84  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Edwards County: 7.6% † 90 (±3% / ±36)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,771 ±113 Number of housing units
  • Edwards County: 3,045 ±18
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$107,100 ±$14,336 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Edwards County: $100,000 ±$9,157
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.4% ±3.5% (561  ±189.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Edwards County: 9.8% † 585 (±3.2% / ±190.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±5.2% (3,488  ±250.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Edwards County: 92% 3,962 (±6.1% / ±264.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.3% ±2.4% (576  ±94.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Edwards County: 14% † 601 (±2.1% / ±91.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-fifths 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

0.9% ±0.5% (50  ±25) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Edwards County: 0.8% 50
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±1.5% (296  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Edwards County: 7% † 330 (±1.5% / ±70)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
296 Total veterans ±64 270 Male ±57 26 Female ±22

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