Garden Prairie

Population: 560
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $108,000

Garden Prairie, a community in Boone County, Illinois, has 560 residents. At $42,188, its median household income sits below Boone County's $81,638.

From 2019 to 2023, Garden Prairie's population grew 72.3% from 325 to 560, while its median home value rose 21.3% from $89,000 to $108,000.

10.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.54 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 560
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $108,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 158
Homeownership rate: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

325560

Median household income

$43,313$42,188

Median home value

$89,000$108,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	325	$43,313	$89,000
2020	265	$32,039	$85,000
2021	528	$52,567	$92,000
2022	328	$37,303	$92,500
2023	560	$42,188	$108,000

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1732.9%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 442.3%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	8.2%
5 to 17	184	32.9%
18 to 24	41	7.3%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	13	2.3%
45 to 54	99	17.7%
55 to 64	91	16.3%
65 to 74	86	15.4%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	494	88.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	31	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	6.3%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's64.7%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	10.7%
High school graduate	71	24.6%
Some college or associate's	187	64.7%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	13	18.3%
30 to 44 min	19	26.8%
45 to 59 min	39	54.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.54
Poverty rate: 10.7% (60 of 560)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	65.2%
Nonfamily households	55	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	158	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	135	85.4%
Renter-occupied	23	14.6%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	116	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	26.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1728612
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.2536, -88.7129