Beardstown

Population: 6,047
Median household income: $58,765
Median home value: $80,800

Beardstown is a community in Cass County, Illinois, home to 6,047 residents. At $58,765, its median household income sits below Cass County's $64,907.

From 2019 to 2023, Beardstown's population grew 6.4% from 5,682 to 6,047, while its median home value rose 17.3% from $68,900 to $80,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 48.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,047
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,765
Median home value: $80,800
Median gross rent: $769
Housing units: 2,303
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6826,047

Median household income

$40,750$58,765

Median home value

$68,900$80,800

Median gross rent

$582$769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,682	$40,750	$68,900	$582
2020	5,504	$43,425	$71,000	$617
2021	5,839	$49,643	$71,100	$636
2022	5,884	$58,804	$78,700	$697
2023	6,047	$58,765	$80,800	$769

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	487	8.1%
5 to 17	1,244	20.6%
18 to 24	605	10.0%
25 to 34	1,056	17.5%
35 to 44	746	12.3%
45 to 54	632	10.5%
55 to 64	568	9.4%
65 to 74	393	6.5%
75 and over	316	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,953	48.8%
Black or African American	442	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	99	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	75	1.2%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	104	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,373	39.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	734	19.8%
High school graduate	1,581	42.6%
Some college or associate's	749	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	485	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	162	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled19.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,871	75.4%
Carpooled	482	19.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	1.3%
Bicycle	27	1.1%
Worked from home	32	1.3%
Other means	36	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,407	57.5%
15 to 29 min	462	18.9%
30 to 44 min	263	10.7%
45 to 59 min	166	6.8%
60+ min	151	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 13.1% (787 of 5,985)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,440	67.8%
Nonfamily households	684	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,124	92.2%
Vacant	179	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,330	62.6%
Renter-occupied	794	37.4%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,604	69.6%
1-unit, attached	1	0.0%
2 to 4 units	249	10.8%
5 to 19 units	92	4.0%
20 or more units	79	3.4%
Mobile home & other	278	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1704351
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.0101, -90.4311