Thebes

Population: 363
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $45,000

Located in Alexander County, Illinois, Thebes is a community with a population of 363. At $41,250, its median household income sits below Alexander County's $43,523.

From 2019 to 2023, Thebes's population declined 23.6% from 475 to 363, while its median home value fell 28.6% from $63,000 to $45,000.

The typical home was built around 1972. 14.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 363
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $45,000
Median gross rent: $475
Housing units: 126
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

475363

Median household income

$35,357$41,250

Median home value

$63,000$45,000

Median gross rent

$242$475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	475	$35,357	$63,000	$242
2020	550	$38,929	$56,500	$310
2021	431	$42,500	$56,000	$325
2022	407	$51,750	$52,200	$388
2023	363	$41,250	$45,000	$475

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

Age distribution

Under 513.2%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	13.2%
5 to 17	66	18.2%
18 to 24	38	10.5%
25 to 34	48	13.2%
35 to 44	20	5.5%
45 to 54	21	5.8%
55 to 64	73	20.1%
65 to 74	23	6.3%
75 and over	26	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	350	96.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	18.0%
High school graduate	93	44.1%
Some college or associate's	64	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	13	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	68.2%
Carpooled	15	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	13.1%
Other means	5	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2	2.2%
15 to 29 min	46	49.5%
30 to 44 min	43	46.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.95
Poverty rate: 14.3% (52 of 363)

	Count	Share
Family households	62	67.4%
Nonfamily households	30	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	92	73.0%
Vacant	34	27.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	80.4%
Renter-occupied	18	19.6%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	101	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	17.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1774873
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.57 sq mi
Center point: 37.2124, -89.4507