Ursa

Population: 596
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $151,100

Ursa, a community in Adams County, Illinois, has 596 residents. At $60,625, its median household income sits below Adams County's $64,962.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ursa's population grew 17.1% from 509 to 596, while its median home value rose 43.5% from $105,300 to $151,100.

87.4% of workers drive to work alone. 82.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 596
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $151,100
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 281
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

509596

Median household income

$51,250$60,625

Median home value

$105,300$151,100

Median gross rent

$633$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	509	$51,250	$105,300	$633
2020	541	$46,719	$112,100	$738
2021	542	$46,429	$133,300	$736
2022	558	$57,750	$152,800	$791
2023	596	$60,625	$151,100	$842

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 6420.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	4.9%
5 to 17	117	19.6%
18 to 24	45	7.6%
25 to 34	57	9.6%
35 to 44	76	12.8%
45 to 54	37	6.2%
55 to 64	124	20.8%
65 to 74	66	11.1%
75 and over	45	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	549	92.1%
Black or African American	5	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	1.2%
Two or more races	35	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	4.4%
High school graduate	122	30.1%
Some college or associate's	168	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	88	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	250	87.4%
Carpooled	5	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	7.3%
Other means	6	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54	20.4%
15 to 29 min	148	55.8%
30 to 44 min	19	7.2%
45 to 59 min	44	16.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 9.7% (58 of 596)

	Count	Share
Family households	180	69.2%
Nonfamily households	80	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	260	92.5%
Vacant	21	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	188	72.3%
Renter-occupied	72	27.7%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	233	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33	11.7%
5 to 19 units	10	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1777044
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0742, -91.3724