Poplar Grove

Population: 4,202
Median household income: $93,409
Median home value: $253,500

Poplar Grove, a community in Boone County, Illinois, has 4,202 residents. At $93,409, its median household income sits above Boone County's $81,638.

From 2019 to 2023, Poplar Grove's population declined 20.3% from 5,270 to 4,202, while its median home value rose 58.5% from $159,900 to $253,500.

25.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 93.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,202
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $93,409
Median home value: $253,500
Median gross rent: $1,443
Housing units: 1,581
Homeownership rate: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2704,202

Median household income

$75,815$93,409

Median home value

$159,900$253,500

Median gross rent

$1,625$1,443

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,270	$75,815	$159,900	$1,625
2020	4,497	$74,896	$175,000	$1,565
2021	4,514	$104,559	$191,500	$1,602
2022	4,727	$91,023	$232,200	—
2023	4,202	$93,409	$253,500	$1,443

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	311	7.4%
5 to 17	1,011	24.1%
18 to 24	260	6.2%
25 to 34	354	8.4%
35 to 44	558	13.3%
45 to 54	708	16.8%
55 to 64	455	10.8%
65 to 74	261	6.2%
75 and over	284	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,466	82.5%
Black or African American	20	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.7%
Two or more races	139	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	536	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	154	5.9%
High school graduate	846	32.3%
Some college or associate's	947	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	339	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	334	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,516	81.3%
Carpooled	238	12.8%
Public transit	11	0.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	86	4.6%
Other means	13	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	377	21.2%
15 to 29 min	733	41.2%
30 to 44 min	316	17.8%
45 to 59 min	207	11.6%
60+ min	145	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 3.7% (155 of 4,192)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,177	80.1%
Nonfamily households	293	19.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,470	93.0%
Vacant	111	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,379	93.8%
Renter-occupied	91	6.2%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,312	83.0%
1-unit, attached	135	8.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	20	1.3%
Mobile home & other	114	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1761145
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 7.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.3511, -88.8438