Beecher City

Population: 419
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $85,300

Beecher City is a community in Effingham County, Illinois, home to 419 residents. The median household income of $47,500 is below the Effingham County median ($75,380).

Between 2019 and 2023, Beecher City's population grew 7.7% from 389 to 419, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $65,400 to $85,300.

The median resident is 39.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 419
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $85,300
Median gross rent: $611
Housing units: 209
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

389419

Median household income

$38,750$47,500

Median home value

$65,400$85,300

Median gross rent

$538$611

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	389	$38,750	$65,400	$538
2020	373	$42,679	$67,000	$556
2021	351	$43,750	$69,300	$607
2022	431	$39,297	$84,300	$614
2023	419	$47,500	$85,300	$611

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	7.6%
5 to 17	72	17.2%
18 to 24	49	11.7%
25 to 34	49	11.7%
35 to 44	49	11.7%
45 to 54	61	14.6%
55 to 64	54	12.9%
65 to 74	30	7.2%
75 and over	23	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	412	98.3%
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	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	15.8%
High school graduate	104	39.1%
Some college or associate's	90	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	21	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	169	85.8%
Carpooled	22	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	13.4%
15 to 29 min	104	53.6%
30 to 44 min	54	27.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	10	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 21.2% (85 of 401)

	Count	Share
Family households	98	50.5%
Nonfamily households	96	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	194	92.8%
Vacant	15	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	61.3%
Renter-occupied	75	38.7%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	147	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	6.7%
5 to 19 units	17	8.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	14.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1704598
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1866, -88.7877