Potomac

Population: 612
Median household income: $52,404
Median home value: $79,600

Potomac, a community in Vermilion County, Illinois, has 612 residents. The median household income of $52,404 is in line with the Vermilion County median ($54,537).

Between 2019 and 2023, Potomac's population declined 23.9% from 804 to 612, while its median home value rose 4.2% from $76,400 to $79,600.

Owners occupy 82.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 612
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,404
Median home value: $79,600
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 278
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

804612

Median household income

$50,341$52,404

Median home value

$76,400$79,600

Median gross rent

$641$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	804	$50,341	$76,400	$641
2020	744	$50,333	$73,900	$633
2021	771	$48,929	$75,400	$669
2022	821	$54,500	$84,600	$714
2023	612	$52,404	$79,600	$742

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	8.0%
5 to 17	146	23.9%
18 to 24	36	5.9%
25 to 34	60	9.8%
35 to 44	78	12.7%
45 to 54	80	13.1%
55 to 64	56	9.2%
65 to 74	69	11.3%
75 and over	38	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	524	85.6%
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	18	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	8.9%
High school graduate	178	46.7%
Some college or associate's	128	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	25	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	233	87.3%
Carpooled	19	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	3.7%
Other means	3	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	16.3%
15 to 29 min	63	24.5%
30 to 44 min	93	36.2%
45 to 59 min	42	16.3%
60+ min	17	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 6.7% (41 of 608)

	Count	Share
Family households	166	65.1%
Nonfamily households	89	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	255	91.7%
Vacant	23	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	210	82.4%
Renter-occupied	45	17.6%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	239	86.0%
1-unit, attached	3	1.1%
2 to 4 units	16	5.8%
5 to 19 units	8	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1761366
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3067, -87.7976