Meredosia

Population: 937
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $63,000

Meredosia is a community in Morgan County, Illinois, home to 937 residents. At $57,500, its median household income sits below Morgan County's $65,175.

Between 2019 and 2023, Meredosia's population grew 5.2% from 891 to 937, while its median home value fell 9.2% from $69,400 to $63,000.

Owners occupy 71.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 937
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $63,000
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 490
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

891937

Median household income

$54,063$57,500

Median home value

$69,400$63,000

Median gross rent

$578$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	891	$54,063	$69,400	$578
2020	904	$49,688	$64,700	$575
2021	863	$51,806	$66,600	$585
2022	919	$54,554	$74,000	$631
2023	937	$57,500	$63,000	$691

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	4.8%
5 to 17	176	18.8%
18 to 24	54	5.8%
25 to 34	87	9.3%
35 to 44	127	13.6%
45 to 54	98	10.5%
55 to 64	145	15.5%
65 to 74	130	13.9%
75 and over	75	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	885	94.5%
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	49	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate60.1%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	7.9%
High school graduate	398	60.1%
Some college or associate's	158	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	45	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	326	81.7%
Carpooled	37	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	7.5%
Other means	6	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	19.2%
15 to 29 min	199	53.9%
30 to 44 min	62	16.8%
45 to 59 min	10	2.7%
60+ min	27	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 10.0% (93 of 929)

	Count	Share
Family households	207	56.3%
Nonfamily households	161	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	368	75.1%
Vacant	122	24.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	263	71.5%
Renter-occupied	105	28.5%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	409	83.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	2.7%
5 to 19 units	9	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1748424
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.8315, -90.5572