Joy

Population: 377
Median household income: $64,583
Median home value: $82,300

Joy is a community in Mercer County, Illinois, home to 377 residents. At $64,583, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $71,710.

Between 2019 and 2023, Joy's population declined 1.8% from 384 to 377, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $64,800 to $82,300.

The median resident is 37.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 377
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,583
Median home value: $82,300
Median gross rent: $885
Housing units: 181
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

384377

Median household income

$43,438$64,583

Median home value

$64,800$82,300

Median gross rent

$713$885

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	384	$43,438	$64,800	$713
2020	292	$50,156	$67,800	$756
2021	367	$53,750	$68,200	$813
2022	374	$65,625	$79,000	$829
2023	377	$64,583	$82,300	$885

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	10.1%
5 to 17	61	16.2%
18 to 24	22	5.8%
25 to 34	57	15.1%
35 to 44	60	15.9%
45 to 54	43	11.4%
55 to 64	30	8.0%
65 to 74	37	9.8%
75 and over	29	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	353	93.6%
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	4	1.1%
Two or more races	10	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate55.5%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree2.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	9.0%
High school graduate	142	55.5%
Some college or associate's	76	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	6	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	142	83.5%
Carpooled	16	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	4.1%
Other means	4	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	35.6%
15 to 29 min	21	12.9%
30 to 44 min	33	20.2%
45 to 59 min	16	9.8%
60+ min	35	21.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 15.5% (58 of 373)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	60.0%
Nonfamily households	62	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	155	85.6%
Vacant	26	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	126	81.3%
Renter-occupied	29	18.7%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	150	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1738739
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1969, -90.8788

Joy