Mount Carroll

Population: 1,515
Median household income: $59,167
Median home value: $88,800

Located in Carroll County, Illinois, Mount Carroll is a community with a population of 1,515. At $59,167, its median household income sits in line with Carroll County's $60,871.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Carroll's population declined 3.6% from 1,571 to 1,515, while its median home value rose 2.1% from $87,000 to $88,800.

23.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,515
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $59,167
Median home value: $88,800
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 746
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5711,515

Median household income

$56,413$59,167

Median home value

$87,000$88,800

Median gross rent

$588$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,571	$56,413	$87,000	$588
2020	1,503	$54,821	$83,000	$589
2021	1,595	$59,107	$86,400	$632
2022	1,560	$63,992	$95,200	$693
2023	1,515	$59,167	$88,800	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	3.3%
5 to 17	250	16.5%
18 to 24	128	8.4%
25 to 34	150	9.9%
35 to 44	190	12.5%
45 to 54	173	11.4%
55 to 64	256	16.9%
65 to 74	166	11.0%
75 and over	152	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,387	91.6%
Black or African American	16	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	16	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	60	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	6.3%
High school graduate	408	37.5%
Some college or associate's	360	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	142	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	108	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	665	84.0%
Carpooled	52	6.6%
Public transit	9	1.1%
Walked	6	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	228	31.1%
15 to 29 min	194	26.5%
30 to 44 min	150	20.5%
45 to 59 min	90	12.3%
60+ min	70	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 10.4% (150 of 1,443)

	Count	Share
Family households	394	60.2%
Nonfamily households	260	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	654	87.7%
Vacant	92	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	500	76.5%
Renter-occupied	154	23.5%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	610	81.8%
1-unit, attached	6	0.8%
2 to 4 units	49	6.6%
5 to 19 units	65	8.7%
20 or more units	1	0.1%
Mobile home & other	15	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1750881
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0948, -89.9769