Carlinville

Population: 5,574
Median household income: $52,738
Median home value: $108,000

Carlinville is a community in Macoupin County, Illinois, home to 5,574 residents. At $52,738, its median household income sits below Macoupin County's $68,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carlinville's population held roughly steady from 5,540 to 5,574, while its median home value rose 17.9% from $91,600 to $108,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,574
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,738
Median home value: $108,000
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 2,432
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5405,574

Median household income

$43,693$52,738

Median home value

$91,600$108,000

Median gross rent

$796$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,540	$43,693	$91,600	$796
2020	5,645	$46,754	$96,500	$903
2021	5,719	$46,147	$92,000	$856
2022	5,724	$53,583	$104,200	$813
2023	5,574	$52,738	$108,000	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	247	4.4%
5 to 17	864	15.5%
18 to 24	581	10.4%
25 to 34	657	11.8%
35 to 44	701	12.6%
45 to 54	637	11.4%
55 to 64	477	8.6%
65 to 74	765	13.7%
75 and over	645	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,006	89.8%
Black or African American	178	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	14	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	167	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	205	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	718	18.5%
High school graduate	1,231	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,057	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	588	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	288	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,856	83.7%
Carpooled	115	5.2%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	131	5.9%
Bicycle	21	0.9%
Worked from home	91	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,112	52.3%
15 to 29 min	341	16.0%
30 to 44 min	225	10.6%
45 to 59 min	274	12.9%
60+ min	174	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 25.2% (1,275 of 5,055)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,181	54.2%
Nonfamily households	996	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,177	89.5%
Vacant	255	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,381	63.4%
Renter-occupied	796	36.6%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,704	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	198	8.1%
5 to 19 units	148	6.1%
20 or more units	80	3.3%
Mobile home & other	302	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1711202
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2775, -89.8761