Mason

Population: 365
Median household income: $63,472
Median home value: $89,300

Mason is a community in Effingham County, Illinois, home to 365 residents. The median household income of $63,472 is below the Effingham County median ($75,380).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mason's population grew 41.5% from 258 to 365, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $66,300 to $89,300.

The median gross rent is $588. 5.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 365
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,472
Median home value: $89,300
Median gross rent: $588
Housing units: 151
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

258365

Median household income

$40,417$63,472

Median home value

$66,300$89,300

Median gross rent

$325$588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	258	$40,417	$66,300	$325
2020	243	$53,750	$76,400	$342
2021	301	$55,114	$61,500	—
2022	371	$60,417	$71,700	$570
2023	365	$63,472	$89,300	$588

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	8.5%
5 to 17	68	18.6%
18 to 24	25	6.8%
25 to 34	51	14.0%
35 to 44	38	10.4%
45 to 54	57	15.6%
55 to 64	34	9.3%
65 to 74	26	7.1%
75 and over	35	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	325	89.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	15.4%
High school graduate	112	46.5%
Some college or associate's	78	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	13	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	136	82.4%
Carpooled	18	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	5.1%
15 to 29 min	102	65.4%
30 to 44 min	32	20.5%
45 to 59 min	7	4.5%
60+ min	7	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 24.1% (88 of 365)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	65.5%
Nonfamily households	50	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	145	96.0%
Vacant	6	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	82.1%
Renter-occupied	26	17.9%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	97	64.2%
1-unit, attached	6	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	24.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1747449
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9543, -88.6271