Pittsfield

Population: 4,422
Median household income: $52,432
Median home value: $113,300

Located in Pike County, Illinois, Pittsfield is a community with a population of 4,422. At $52,432, its median household income sits below Pike County's $58,029.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pittsfield's population grew 1.4% from 4,362 to 4,422, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $98,400 to $113,300.

The median gross rent is $703. 24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,422
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,432
Median home value: $113,300
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 2,123
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3624,422

Median household income

$41,574$52,432

Median home value

$98,400$113,300

Median gross rent

$594$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,362	$41,574	$98,400	$594
2020	4,215	$38,573	$92,200	$570
2021	4,123	$41,638	$102,600	$645
2022	4,152	$47,950	$108,100	$698
2023	4,422	$52,432	$113,300	$703

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	3.3%
5 to 17	795	18.0%
18 to 24	236	5.3%
25 to 34	517	11.7%
35 to 44	591	13.4%
45 to 54	382	8.6%
55 to 64	661	14.9%
65 to 74	459	10.4%
75 and over	633	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,228	95.6%
Black or African American	42	0.9%
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	65	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	4.6%
High school graduate	1,288	39.7%
Some college or associate's	1,015	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	620	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	170	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,595	87.0%
Carpooled	155	8.5%
Public transit	6	0.3%
Walked	25	1.4%
Bicycle	18	1.0%
Worked from home	35	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,144	63.6%
15 to 29 min	204	11.3%
30 to 44 min	228	12.7%
45 to 59 min	79	4.4%
60+ min	144	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 15.7% (655 of 4,161)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,002	53.1%
Nonfamily households	886	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,888	88.9%
Vacant	235	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,454	77.0%
Renter-occupied	434	23.0%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,843	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	132	6.2%
5 to 19 units	82	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1760222
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 39.6005, -90.8101