Tamaroa

Population: 562
Median household income: $48,194
Median home value: $76,600

Tamaroa, a community in Perry County, Illinois, has 562 residents. At $48,194, its median household income sits below Perry County's $59,286.

From 2019 to 2023, Tamaroa's population declined 13.5% from 650 to 562, while its median home value rose 49.9% from $51,100 to $76,600.

91.0% of workers drive to work alone. 52.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 562
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,194
Median home value: $76,600
Median gross rent: $1,031
Housing units: 259
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

650562

Median household income

$55,417$48,194

Median home value

$51,100$76,600

Median gross rent

$617$1,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	650	$55,417	$51,100	$617
2020	740	$43,125	$51,700	$707
2021	671	$46,250	$60,600	$788
2022	594	$47,500	$72,000	$1,025
2023	562	$48,194	$76,600	$1,031

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2417.3%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	7.1%
5 to 17	68	12.1%
18 to 24	97	17.3%
25 to 34	47	8.4%
35 to 44	41	7.3%
45 to 54	70	12.5%
55 to 64	107	19.0%
65 to 74	56	10.0%
75 and over	36	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	562	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	13.4%
High school graduate	148	41.5%
Some college or associate's	118	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	26	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone91.0%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	232	91.0%
Carpooled	19	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.4%
Other means	2	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	19.7%
15 to 29 min	122	48.0%
30 to 44 min	53	20.9%
45 to 59 min	21	8.3%
60+ min	8	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 7.8% (42 of 541)

	Count	Share
Family households	98	44.7%
Nonfamily households	121	55.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	219	84.6%
Vacant	40	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	80.8%
Renter-occupied	42	19.2%

1-unit, detached52.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	135	52.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	46	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	30.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1774444
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1363, -89.2293