Tamms

Population: 532
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $57,200

Located in Alexander County, Illinois, Tamms is a community with a population of 532. At $41,250, its median household income sits below Alexander County's $43,523.

From 2019 to 2023, Tamms's population declined 23.3% from 694 to 532, while its median home value fell 19.0% from $70,600 to $57,200.

The median resident is 45.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 532
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $57,200
Median gross rent: $663
Housing units: 268
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

694532

Median household income

$46,250$41,250

Median home value

$70,600$57,200

Median gross rent

$368$663

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	694	$46,250	$70,600	$368
2020	702	$45,227	$77,000	$370
2021	643	$45,069	$87,900	$388
2022	535	$46,146	$82,800	$525
2023	532	$41,250	$57,200	$663

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	2.1%
5 to 17	108	20.3%
18 to 24	45	8.5%
25 to 34	29	5.5%
35 to 44	48	9.0%
45 to 54	81	15.2%
55 to 64	68	12.8%
65 to 74	93	17.5%
75 and over	49	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	319	60.0%
Black or African American	182	34.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	18.5%
High school graduate	155	42.1%
Some college or associate's	113	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	15	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone65.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	87	65.4%
Carpooled	11	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	20.3%
Other means	5	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	15.1%
15 to 29 min	25	23.6%
30 to 44 min	48	45.3%
45 to 59 min	2	1.9%
60+ min	15	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 18.0% (88 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	42.2%
Nonfamily households	115	57.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	74.3%
Vacant	69	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	152	76.4%
Renter-occupied	47	23.6%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	200	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13	4.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55	20.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1774457
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2415, -89.2713