Pinckneyville

Population: 5,055
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $117,100

Pinckneyville is a community in Perry County, Illinois, home to 5,055 residents. Its median household income of $55,000 runs below the Perry County figure of $59,286.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pinckneyville's population declined 7.0% from 5,436 to 5,055, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $80,300 to $117,100.

The median resident is 40.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 25.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,055
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $117,100
Median gross rent: $440
Housing units: 1,800
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4365,055

Median household income

$33,485$55,000

Median home value

$80,300$117,100

Median gross rent

$507$440

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,436	$33,485	$80,300	$507
2020	5,391	$29,942	$72,800	$488
2021	5,262	$33,614	$78,900	$463
2022	5,104	$36,893	$108,500	$443
2023	5,055	$55,000	$117,100	$440

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3425.6%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	2.2%
5 to 17	517	10.2%
18 to 24	212	4.2%
25 to 34	1,295	25.6%
35 to 44	823	16.3%
45 to 54	745	14.7%
55 to 64	551	10.9%
65 to 74	487	9.6%
75 and over	313	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,427	67.8%
Black or African American	1,126	22.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	99	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	37	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	358	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.1%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,185	28.1%
High school graduate	1,309	31.1%
Some college or associate's	1,214	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	321	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	185	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone93.1%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,345	93.1%
Carpooled	55	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	879	62.8%
15 to 29 min	127	9.1%
30 to 44 min	204	14.6%
45 to 59 min	124	8.9%
60+ min	66	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 13.0% (376 of 2,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	757	49.5%
Nonfamily households	771	50.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,528	84.9%
Vacant	272	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,233	80.7%
Renter-occupied	295	19.3%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,334	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	130	7.2%
5 to 19 units	109	6.1%
20 or more units	106	5.9%
Mobile home & other	121	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1759884
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 38.0861, -89.3270