Golconda

Population: 755
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $85,000

Located in Pope County, Illinois, Golconda is a community with a population of 755. The median household income of $41,250 is below the Pope County median ($62,500).

Between 2019 and 2023, Golconda's population declined 8.5% from 825 to 755, while its median home value fell 3.6% from $88,200 to $85,000.

12.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 755
Median age: 58.4 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: $383
Housing units: 329
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 13.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

825755

Median household income

$26,736$41,250

Median home value

$88,200$85,000

Median gross rent

$282$383

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	825	$26,736	$88,200	$282
2020	1,136	$31,953	$102,900	$307
2021	784	$33,083	$92,900	$286
2022	818	$37,000	$102,800	$355
2023	755	$41,250	$85,000	$383

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6434.7%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	2.1%
5 to 17	35	4.6%
18 to 24	43	5.7%
25 to 34	70	9.3%
35 to 44	46	6.1%
45 to 54	80	10.6%
55 to 64	262	34.7%
65 to 74	110	14.6%
75 and over	93	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	608	80.5%
Black or African American	100	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	16.0%
High school graduate	337	51.0%
Some college or associate's	134	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	65	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	140	84.8%
Carpooled	8	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	50.7%
15 to 29 min	21	14.2%
30 to 44 min	32	21.6%
45 to 59 min	20	13.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 33.4% (238 of 712)

	Count	Share
Family households	110	43.5%
Nonfamily households	143	56.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	76.9%
Vacant	76	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	143	56.5%
Renter-occupied	110	43.5%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	216	65.7%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	56	17.0%
5 to 19 units	20	6.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1730133
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.3621, -88.4867

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