Pesotum

Population: 538
Median household income: $76,875
Median home value: $160,800

Pesotum, a community in Champaign County, Illinois, has 538 residents. At $76,875, its median household income sits above Champaign County's $63,091.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pesotum's population grew 5.9% from 508 to 538, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $115,700 to $160,800.

7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.34 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 538
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $76,875
Median home value: $160,800
Median gross rent: $1,500
Housing units: 246
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

508538

Median household income

$74,861$76,875

Median home value

$115,700$160,800

Median gross rent

$825$1,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	508	$74,861	$115,700	$825
2020	447	$76,339	$116,500	$850
2021	454	$75,625	$143,000	$950
2022	529	$80,938	$153,500	$850
2023	538	$76,875	$160,800	$1,500

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6421.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	7.4%
5 to 17	100	18.6%
18 to 24	22	4.1%
25 to 34	42	7.8%
35 to 44	44	8.2%
45 to 54	83	15.4%
55 to 64	113	21.0%
65 to 74	50	9.3%
75 and over	44	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	517	96.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	2.7%
High school graduate	148	39.4%
Some college or associate's	125	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	76	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	217	81.0%
Carpooled	25	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	9.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	16.9%
15 to 29 min	121	50.0%
30 to 44 min	53	21.9%
45 to 59 min	2	0.8%
60+ min	25	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 7.0% (37 of 526)

	Count	Share
Family households	147	63.9%
Nonfamily households	83	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	230	93.5%
Vacant	16	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	88.3%
Renter-occupied	27	11.7%

1-unit, detached98.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	243	98.8%
1-unit, attached	2	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1759273
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.9112, -88.2769