Shawneetown

Population: 1,167
Median household income: $51,089
Median home value: $80,400

Shawneetown, a community in Gallatin County, Illinois, has 1,167 residents. The median household income of $51,089 is below the Gallatin County median ($54,626).

From 2019 to 2023, Shawneetown's population declined 6.6% from 1,249 to 1,167, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $60,300 to $80,400.

58.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,167
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,089
Median home value: $80,400
Median gross rent: $330
Housing units: 600
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2491,167

Median household income

$32,059$51,089

Median home value

$60,300$80,400

Median gross rent

$416$330

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,249	$32,059	$60,300	$416
2020	1,272	$25,964	$64,400	$423
2021	1,246	$37,500	$72,400	$466
2022	1,183	$40,231	$71,300	$492
2023	1,167	$51,089	$80,400	$330

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 240.7%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	5.3%
5 to 17	224	19.2%
18 to 24	8	0.7%
25 to 34	196	16.8%
35 to 44	138	11.8%
45 to 54	173	14.8%
55 to 64	132	11.3%
65 to 74	130	11.1%
75 and over	104	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,122	96.1%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's41.1%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	10.3%
High school graduate	223	25.5%
Some college or associate's	359	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	126	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	75	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	453	86.5%
Carpooled	50	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	21	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	30.3%
15 to 29 min	158	30.2%
30 to 44 min	134	25.6%
45 to 59 min	51	9.7%
60+ min	22	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 20.7% (242 of 1,167)

	Count	Share
Family households	286	56.0%
Nonfamily households	225	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	511	85.2%
Vacant	89	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	333	65.2%
Renter-occupied	178	34.8%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units22.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	352	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	134	22.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	114	19.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1769082
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.7159, -88.1867