Pecatonica

Population: 2,178
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $134,900

Pecatonica is a community in Winnebago County, Illinois, home to 2,178 residents. Its median household income of $71,500 runs above the Winnebago County figure of $64,363.

From 2019 to 2023, Pecatonica's population declined 2.9% from 2,243 to 2,178, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $114,500 to $134,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.3% of the population. 79.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,178
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $134,900
Median gross rent: $1,089
Housing units: 988
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2432,178

Median household income

$56,500$71,500

Median home value

$114,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$865$1,089

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,243	$56,500	$114,500	$865
2020	1,957	$62,250	$110,900	$925
2021	2,189	$65,767	$113,600	$1,057
2022	2,141	$69,250	$129,000	$1,122
2023	2,178	$71,500	$134,900	$1,089

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	7.2%
5 to 17	332	15.2%
18 to 24	158	7.3%
25 to 34	275	12.6%
35 to 44	233	10.7%
45 to 54	329	15.1%
55 to 64	334	15.3%
65 to 74	149	6.8%
75 and over	211	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,923	88.3%
Black or African American	16	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	17	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	141	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	6.8%
High school graduate	496	32.4%
Some college or associate's	608	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	250	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	73	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	819	79.3%
Carpooled	96	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	96	9.3%
Other means	11	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	217	23.2%
15 to 29 min	199	21.2%
30 to 44 min	414	44.2%
45 to 59 min	22	2.3%
60+ min	85	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 6.6% (141 of 2,144)

	Count	Share
Family households	560	60.6%
Nonfamily households	364	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	924	93.5%
Vacant	64	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	730	79.0%
Renter-occupied	194	21.0%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	781	79.0%
1-unit, attached	76	7.7%
2 to 4 units	91	9.2%
5 to 19 units	36	3.6%
20 or more units	4	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1758408
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.3090, -89.3572