Mounds

Population: 855
Median household income: $27,333

Located in Pulaski County, Illinois, Mounds is a community with a population of 855. Its median household income of $27,333 runs below the Pulaski County figure of $43,227.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mounds's population grew 2.0% from 838 to 855.

The median resident is 36.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 855
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $27,333
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $559
Housing units: 557
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

838855

Median household income

$21,974$27,333

Median home value

$24,700$26,500

Median gross rent

$470$559

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	838	$21,974	$24,700	$470
2020	916	$26,645	$22,300	$492
2021	901	$27,297	$26,500	$531
2022	831	$26,667	—	$604
2023	855	$27,333	—	$559

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 341.5%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	7.8%
5 to 17	172	20.1%
18 to 24	125	14.6%
25 to 34	13	1.5%
35 to 44	119	13.9%
45 to 54	107	12.5%
55 to 64	95	11.1%
65 to 74	74	8.7%
75 and over	83	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40	4.7%
Black or African American	791	92.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.7%
Two or more races	16	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.2%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	153	31.2%
High school graduate	153	31.2%
Some college or associate's	112	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	32	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	41	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	155	87.1%
Carpooled	8	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	8.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	22.1%
15 to 29 min	15	9.2%
30 to 44 min	62	38.0%
45 to 59 min	5	3.1%
60+ min	45	27.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 46.6% (386 of 829)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	47.5%
Nonfamily households	166	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	316	56.7%
Vacant	241	43.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	157	49.7%
Renter-occupied	159	50.3%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	385	69.1%
1-unit, attached	5	0.9%
2 to 4 units	87	15.6%
5 to 19 units	15	2.7%
20 or more units	8	1.4%
Mobile home & other	57	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1750777
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.1162, -89.2029