South Pekin

Population: 949
Median household income: $64,750
Median home value: $106,000

South Pekin, a community in Tazewell County, Illinois, has 949 residents. At $64,750, its median household income sits below Tazewell County's $76,704.

From 2019 to 2023, South Pekin's population declined 18.9% from 1,170 to 949, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $80,000 to $106,000.

The median gross rent is $741. 8.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 949
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,750
Median home value: $106,000
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 380
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,170949

Median household income

$49,167$64,750

Median home value

$80,000$106,000

Median gross rent

$739$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,170	$49,167	$80,000	$739
2020	1,061	$58,490	$82,000	$761
2021	1,005	$59,792	$84,300	$813
2022	1,003	$63,542	$94,400	$814
2023	949	$64,750	$106,000	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	7.5%
5 to 17	176	18.5%
18 to 24	107	11.3%
25 to 34	115	12.1%
35 to 44	124	13.1%
45 to 54	94	9.9%
55 to 64	152	16.0%
65 to 74	80	8.4%
75 and over	30	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	897	94.5%
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	8	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	11.6%
High school graduate	269	45.2%
Some college or associate's	206	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	45	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	385	88.1%
Carpooled	26	5.9%
Public transit	4	0.9%
Walked	3	0.7%
Bicycle	2	0.5%
Worked from home	9	2.1%
Other means	8	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	30.6%
15 to 29 min	122	28.5%
30 to 44 min	95	22.2%
45 to 59 min	58	13.6%
60+ min	22	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 11.7% (109 of 935)

	Count	Share
Family households	258	74.8%
Nonfamily households	87	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	345	90.8%
Vacant	35	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	272	78.8%
Renter-occupied	73	21.2%

1-unit, detached90.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	343	90.3%
1-unit, attached	7	1.8%
2 to 4 units	30	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1771175
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4955, -89.6524