Mount Pulaski

Population: 1,513
Median household income: $70,175
Median home value: $113,400

Mount Pulaski is a community in Logan County, Illinois, home to 1,513 residents. Its median household income of $70,175 runs above the Logan County figure of $64,188.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Pulaski's population declined 4.8% from 1,590 to 1,513, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $97,300 to $113,400.

The median resident is 45.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,513
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $70,175
Median home value: $113,400
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 660
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5901,513

Median household income

$59,604$70,175

Median home value

$97,300$113,400

Median gross rent

$563$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,590	$59,604	$97,300	$563
2020	1,683	$60,674	$107,000	$535
2021	1,781	$62,938	$107,200	$559
2022	1,636	$67,970	$112,200	$715
2023	1,513	$70,175	$113,400	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	6.1%
5 to 17	306	20.2%
18 to 24	65	4.3%
25 to 34	110	7.3%
35 to 44	183	12.1%
45 to 54	241	15.9%
55 to 64	202	13.4%
65 to 74	118	7.8%
75 and over	196	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,481	97.9%
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	11	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	5.0%
High school graduate	443	42.2%
Some college or associate's	306	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	188	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	60	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	523	82.2%
Carpooled	42	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	8.8%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	25.9%
15 to 29 min	243	41.9%
30 to 44 min	111	19.1%
45 to 59 min	45	7.8%
60+ min	31	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 5.4% (80 of 1,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	387	60.8%
Nonfamily households	250	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	637	96.5%
Vacant	23	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	526	82.6%
Renter-occupied	111	17.4%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	588	89.1%
1-unit, attached	14	2.1%
2 to 4 units	49	7.4%
5 to 19 units	4	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1751128
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0101, -89.2838