Blue Mound

Population: 891
Median household income: $63,472
Median home value: $98,700

Blue Mound, a community in Macon County, Illinois, has 891 residents. At $63,472, its median household income sits in line with Macon County's $62,449.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blue Mound's population declined 22.4% from 1,148 to 891, while its median home value rose 14.1% from $86,500 to $98,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.9% of the population. 84.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 891
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,472
Median home value: $98,700
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 502
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,148891

Median household income

$43,667$63,472

Median home value

$86,500$98,700

Median gross rent

$781$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,148	$43,667	$86,500	$781
2020	1,135	$49,877	$96,200	$900
2021	1,025	$55,298	$93,900	$883
2022	934	$57,097	$100,200	$794
2023	891	$63,472	$98,700	$871

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	5.7%
5 to 17	159	17.8%
18 to 24	22	2.5%
25 to 34	126	14.1%
35 to 44	108	12.1%
45 to 54	116	13.0%
55 to 64	106	11.9%
65 to 74	126	14.1%
75 and over	77	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	783	87.9%
Black or African American	24	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate48.4%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	8.8%
High school graduate	319	48.4%
Some college or associate's	165	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	60	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	57	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	348	84.9%
Carpooled	3	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	4.4%
Bicycle	9	2.2%
Worked from home	27	6.6%
Other means	5	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	19.3%
15 to 29 min	133	34.7%
30 to 44 min	130	33.9%
45 to 59 min	35	9.1%
60+ min	11	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 9.8% (87 of 891)

	Count	Share
Family households	254	58.7%
Nonfamily households	179	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	433	86.3%
Vacant	69	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	79.7%
Renter-occupied	88	20.3%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	422	84.1%
1-unit, attached	24	4.8%
2 to 4 units	3	0.6%
5 to 19 units	21	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1706756
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7006, -89.1185