Camargo

Population: 462
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $122,000

Camargo is a community in Douglas County, Illinois, home to 462 residents. At $60,417, its median household income sits below Douglas County's $74,186.

Between 2019 and 2023, Camargo's population declined 18.2% from 565 to 462, while its median home value was little changed from $121,400 to $122,000.

14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 462
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $122,000
Median gross rent: $531
Housing units: 252
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

565462

Median household income

$65,417$60,417

Median home value

$121,400$122,000

Median gross rent

$783$531

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	565	$65,417	$121,400	$783
2020	550	$60,469	$114,200	$538
2021	542	$67,500	$117,600	$491
2022	540	$63,750	$136,900	$525
2023	462	$60,417	$122,000	$531

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	5.4%
5 to 17	97	21.0%
18 to 24	20	4.3%
25 to 34	43	9.3%
35 to 44	66	14.3%
45 to 54	42	9.1%
55 to 64	71	15.4%
65 to 74	83	18.0%
75 and over	15	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	449	97.2%
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	4	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	5.0%
High school graduate	160	50.0%
Some college or associate's	97	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	36	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	167	83.1%
Carpooled	11	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	10.4%
Other means	2	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	26.1%
15 to 29 min	30	16.7%
30 to 44 min	71	39.4%
45 to 59 min	29	16.1%
60+ min	3	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 6.9% (32 of 462)

	Count	Share
Family households	131	67.9%
Nonfamily households	62	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	193	76.6%
Vacant	59	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	152	78.8%
Renter-occupied	41	21.2%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	189	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	37	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1710591
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.7994, -88.1684