Scales Mound

Population: 441
Median household income: $66,765
Median home value: $158,000

Scales Mound, a community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, has 441 residents. Its median household income of $66,765 runs below the Jo Daviess County figure of $74,954.

From 2019 to 2023, Scales Mound's population declined 2.9% from 454 to 441, while its median home value rose 42.0% from $111,300 to $158,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.8% of the population. 84.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 441
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $66,765
Median home value: $158,000
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 197
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

454441

Median household income

$57,813$66,765

Median home value

$111,300$158,000

Median gross rent

$684$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	454	$57,813	$111,300	$684
2020	502	$57,292	$117,700	$671
2021	445	$58,611	$128,800	$695
2022	434	$63,125	$142,300	$746
2023	441	$66,765	$158,000	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	5.7%
5 to 17	98	22.2%
18 to 24	32	7.3%
25 to 34	39	8.8%
35 to 44	60	13.6%
45 to 54	40	9.1%
55 to 64	41	9.3%
65 to 74	69	15.6%
75 and over	37	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	418	94.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	4.5%
High school graduate	135	47.2%
Some college or associate's	94	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	38	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	84.6%
Carpooled	15	8.2%
Public transit	1	0.5%
Walked	2	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	4.9%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	23.1%
15 to 29 min	62	35.8%
30 to 44 min	36	20.8%
45 to 59 min	10	5.8%
60+ min	25	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 3.6% (16 of 441)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	68.1%
Nonfamily households	58	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	182	92.4%
Vacant	15	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137	75.3%
Renter-occupied	45	24.7%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8	4.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1767925
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4748, -90.2526