Keithsburg

Population: 520
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $58,800

Located in Mercer County, Illinois, Keithsburg is a community with a population of 520. At $46,875, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $71,710.

From 2019 to 2023, Keithsburg's population declined 4.6% from 545 to 520, while its median home value rose 18.8% from $49,500 to $58,800.

The median resident is 51.6 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 520
Median age: 51.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $58,800
Median gross rent: $609
Housing units: 351
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

545520

Median household income

$45,972$46,875

Median home value

$49,500$58,800

Median gross rent

$658$609

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	545	$45,972	$49,500	$658
2020	524	$37,143	$46,300	$533
2021	652	$45,000	$56,700	$523
2022	570	$52,917	$52,800	$564
2023	520	$46,875	$58,800	$609

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	6.0%
5 to 17	59	11.3%
18 to 24	24	4.6%
25 to 34	42	8.1%
35 to 44	44	8.5%
45 to 54	85	16.3%
55 to 64	78	15.0%
65 to 74	83	16.0%
75 and over	74	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	502	96.5%
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	14	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate58.6%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree1.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	13.5%
High school graduate	238	58.6%
Some college or associate's	98	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	7	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled24.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	158	76.0%
Carpooled	50	24.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	7.2%
15 to 29 min	66	31.7%
30 to 44 min	41	19.7%
45 to 59 min	48	23.1%
60+ min	38	18.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 15.6% (81 of 520)

	Count	Share
Family households	143	55.0%
Nonfamily households	117	45.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	260	74.1%
Vacant	91	25.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	218	83.8%
Renter-occupied	42	16.2%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	226	64.4%
1-unit, attached	6	1.7%
2 to 4 units	20	5.7%
5 to 19 units	17	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	82	23.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1739298
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.62 sq mi
Center point: 41.1000, -90.9361