Greenup

Population: 1,678
Median household income: $48,516
Median home value: $90,900

Greenup is a community in Cumberland County, Illinois, home to 1,678 residents. At $48,516, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $69,826.

From 2019 to 2023, Greenup's population held roughly steady from 1,668 to 1,678, while its median home value rose 7.3% from $84,700 to $90,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 98.5% of the population. 80.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,678
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,516
Median home value: $90,900
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 808
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6681,678

Median household income

$45,368$48,516

Median home value

$84,700$90,900

Median gross rent

$555$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,668	$45,368	$84,700	$555
2020	1,754	$40,139	$80,900	$566
2021	2,013	$57,656	$84,800	$619
2022	1,824	$53,583	$92,500	$672
2023	1,678	$48,516	$90,900	$679

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	6.9%
5 to 17	329	19.6%
18 to 24	127	7.6%
25 to 34	200	11.9%
35 to 44	272	16.2%
45 to 54	134	8.0%
55 to 64	86	5.1%
65 to 74	180	10.7%
75 and over	235	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,653	98.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	11.7%
High school graduate	443	40.0%
Some college or associate's	348	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	143	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	43	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	564	80.6%
Carpooled	31	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	52	7.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	319	49.3%
15 to 29 min	129	19.9%
30 to 44 min	138	21.3%
45 to 59 min	44	6.8%
60+ min	17	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 8.3% (136 of 1,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	382	52.1%
Nonfamily households	351	47.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	733	90.7%
Vacant	75	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	604	82.4%
Renter-occupied	129	17.6%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	697	86.3%
1-unit, attached	29	3.6%
2 to 4 units	23	2.8%
5 to 19 units	17	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1731524
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2479, -88.1600