Mount Auburn

Population: 473
Median household income: $55,714
Median home value: $85,000

Mount Auburn is a community in Christian County, Illinois, home to 473 residents. At $55,714, its median household income sits below Christian County's $59,253.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Auburn's population declined 20.1% from 592 to 473, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $69,200 to $85,000.

12.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.39 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 473
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,714
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: $1,138
Housing units: 198
Homeownership rate: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

592473

Median household income

$51,250$55,714

Median home value

$69,200$85,000

Median gross rent

$771$1,138

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	592	$51,250	$69,200	$771
2020	644	$49,904	$75,200	$772
2021	606	$55,625	$76,400	$911
2022	528	$48,750	$81,900	—
2023	473	$55,714	$85,000	$1,138

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4425.2%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 646.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	9.7%
5 to 17	60	12.7%
18 to 24	33	7.0%
25 to 34	35	7.4%
35 to 44	119	25.2%
45 to 54	65	13.7%
55 to 64	31	6.6%
65 to 74	53	11.2%
75 and over	31	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	413	87.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate60.8%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	4.8%
High school graduate	203	60.8%
Some college or associate's	67	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	27	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled27.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	168	70.3%
Carpooled	65	27.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	8.6%
15 to 29 min	87	37.3%
30 to 44 min	78	33.5%
45 to 59 min	47	20.2%
60+ min	1	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 12.7% (60 of 473)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	55.1%
Nonfamily households	89	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	198	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	187	94.4%
Renter-occupied	11	5.6%

1-unit, detached88.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1750829
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7654, -89.2593