Pope County, Illinois

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,757
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $165,300

Home to 3,757 residents, Pope County is one of Illinois's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $62,500 is below the Illinois median ($81,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Pope County's population declined 10.6% from 4,203 to 3,757, while its median household income rose 64.2% from $38,056 to $62,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.2% of the population. 82.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,757
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $165,300
Median gross rent: $438
Housing units: 2,273
Homeownership rate: 86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2033,757

Median household income

$38,056$62,500

Median home value

$93,000$165,300

Median gross rent

$313$438

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,203	$38,056	$93,000	$313
2020	4,177	$43,140	$114,600	$325
2021	3,820	$48,013	$114,400	$359
2022	3,799	$57,582	$137,500	$393
2023	3,757	$62,500	$165,300	$438

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	199	5.3%
5 to 17	390	10.4%
18 to 24	301	8.0%
25 to 34	275	7.3%
35 to 44	400	10.6%
45 to 54	494	13.1%
55 to 64	720	19.2%
65 to 74	636	16.9%
75 and over	342	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,350	89.2%
Black or African American	189	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.7%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	96	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	237	8.3%
High school graduate	1,093	38.1%
Some college or associate's	1,054	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	315	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	168	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,102	82.3%
Carpooled	114	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	8.5%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	296	24.2%
15 to 29 min	269	22.0%
30 to 44 min	401	32.7%
45 to 59 min	140	11.4%
60+ min	119	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 14.3% (516 of 3,599)

	Count	Share
Family households	857	62.8%
Nonfamily households	507	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,364	60.0%
Vacant	909	40.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,174	86.1%
Renter-occupied	190	13.9%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,649	72.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	70	3.1%
5 to 19 units	20	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	530	23.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17151
State: Illinois
Land area: 369 sq mi
Water area: 5.66 sq mi
Center point: 37.4172, -88.5424

Cities & places

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