Pocahontas

Population: 794
Median household income: $48,250
Median home value: $91,200

Pocahontas, a community in Bond County, Illinois, has 794 residents. Its median household income of $48,250 runs below the Bond County figure of $61,603.

From 2019 to 2023, Pocahontas's population grew 8.9% from 729 to 794, while its median home value rose 7.5% from $84,800 to $91,200.

Households average 2.63 people. The median gross rent is $750.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 794
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,250
Median home value: $91,200
Median gross rent: $750
Housing units: 319
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

729794

Median household income

$48,250$48,250

Median home value

$84,800$91,200

Median gross rent

$744$750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	729	$48,250	$84,800	$744
2020	797	$51,375	$77,200	$771
2021	863	$46,406	$79,300	$842
2022	804	$47,143	$86,900	$738
2023	794	$48,250	$91,200	$750

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	4.9%
5 to 17	134	16.9%
18 to 24	69	8.7%
25 to 34	73	9.2%
35 to 44	91	11.5%
45 to 54	90	11.3%
55 to 64	166	20.9%
65 to 74	96	12.1%
75 and over	36	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	743	93.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	2.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.5%
Two or more races	28	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate46.2%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	16.7%
High school graduate	255	46.2%
Some college or associate's	143	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	44	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	272	74.5%
Carpooled	21	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	17.8%
Other means	7	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30	10.0%
15 to 29 min	176	58.7%
30 to 44 min	38	12.7%
45 to 59 min	31	10.3%
60+ min	25	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 12.1% (95 of 785)

	Count	Share
Family households	196	64.9%
Nonfamily households	106	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	302	94.7%
Vacant	17	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	204	67.5%
Renter-occupied	98	32.5%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	231	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	4.1%
5 to 19 units	18	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57	17.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1760872
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.8244, -89.5388